Wistar Kyoto WKY rat

Nomenclature: WKY/NCrl

Origin: Developed from an outbred Wistar stock from Kyoto School of Medicine to NIH 1971. This is the same stock from which the SHR/N strain was developed. To Charles River in 1974 from NIH at F11.

Ideal for: Control for the SHR rat, ADHD model

Coat color: White (albino)

MHC haplotype: RT1^I

Strain code: 008

Bred in: Germany, United States

Health reports: Using strain nomenclature find the strain at links below

• animals health reports bred in Charles River Germany
• animals health reports bred in Charles River US

*Images courtesy of Charles River