Wistar IGS Rat

Crl:WI

AT A GLANCE

Coat Color

Albino

Strain Code

003

Ideal For

general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model

Produced In

DE US

Description

To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.Immunocompromised SRG RatThe SRG rat is highly immunodeficient – lacking mature B, T, and NK cells. It is an ideal model for many oncology and infectious disease applications.  FIND OUT MORE Try out the Wistar IGS rat with our animal model evaluation program→