"Rats, Wistar" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain.
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D017208
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.505.700.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rats, Wistar" by people in Profiles.
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Somatostatin, a negative-regulator of central leptin action in the rat hypothalamus. J Neurochem. 2007 Jan; 100(2):468-78.
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Airway vasculature after mycoplasma infection: chronic leakiness and selective hypersensitivity to substance P. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2001 Feb; 280(2):L286-97.
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Inactivation of presynaptic calcium current contributes to synaptic depression at a fast central synapse. Neuron. 1998 Apr; 20(4):797-807.
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ATP modification of serotonin-induced contraction of the rat pulmonary artery. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1997 Mar; 214(3):233-41.