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[Establishment of hyperbilirubinuria rat mutant--a new animal model for jaundice].
Jikken dobutsu. Experimental animals - 1 Jan 1994
Kawaguchi A, Nozaki Y, Hosokawa S, Tagaya O, Mikami T, Wakabayashi T
Abstract excerpt
A new animal model for jaundice, a hyperbilirubinemic rat mutant (EHBR, Eizai hyperbilirubinuria rat), was established from Sprague-Dawley rats. Hyperbilirubinemia was inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. The gene manifesting jaundice was named "hyb". Homozygotes developed jaundice immediately after birth, and a high bilirubin concentration was detected in plasma and urine. The plasma bilirubin levels were...
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