title: What can gerontologists tell us about the choice of rat strain for toxicological research and screening?
authors.affiliation: MRC Toxicology Unit University of Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Festing
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods*; D007178:Inbreeding; D008136:Longevity; D051381:Rats / Q000145:classification*; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344 / Q000502:physiology; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley / Q000502:physiology; D017208:Rats, Wistar / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D015996:Survival Rate; D018675:Toxicity Tests / Q000379:methods*