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Rats, Inbred LEC

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Definition: A cinnamon-colored strain of Long-Evans rats which carries a mutation causing fulminant hepatitis and jaundice, with an associated gross accumulation of copper in the liver. This strain is a model for Wilson's Disease (see HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION).  NIM when exper animal; check tag RATS   
See Also Rats, Long-Evans 		Other names Rats, Long-Evans Cinnamon; Rats, Inbred Long Evans Cinnamon; Rat, Inbred LEC; Long Evans Cinnamon Rats; LEC Rats, Inbred; LEC Rat, Inbred; Inbred LEC Rats; Inbred LEC Rat; Cinnamon Rats, Long-Evans; Rats, Inbred Long-Evans Cinnamon; Long-Evans Cinnamon Rats

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