A new strain of rat with an inherited cataract.
A new rat strain has been developed, in which a spontaneous cataract occurs without exception at 3-4 months after birth and matures completely at 4-6 months of age, indicating that this rare strain possesses a maturity-onset cataract. In the present report, histological data are presented and discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011922:Rats, Mutant Strains