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Rats, Wistar

Known as: Wistar Rats, Wistar rat 
A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain.
National Institutes of Health

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Rattus norvegicus

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Histochemical Studies of the Effects of Monosodium Glutamate on the Liver of Adult Wistar Rats
Background: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a commonly used food additive and there is growing concern that excitotoxins such as… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) present deficits in prepulse inhibition of startle specifically reverted by clozapine
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Effects of antipsychotics and amphetamine on social behaviors in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
L-carnitine attenuates oxidative stress in hypertensive rats.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Antioxidant capacity of Venezuelan honey in wistar rat homogenates.
The antioxidant effect of several polyphenolic compounds is well known. However, little is known about the antioxidant capacity… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Studies on gelatin-containing artificial skin: II. Preparation and characterization of cross-linked gelatin-hyaluronate sponge.
This study was conducted to develop a new sponge type of biomaterial to be used for either wound dressing or scaffold for tissue… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Thromboxane A2 Receptor Antagonists Inhibit Endothelium‐Dependent Contractions
Endothelium-dependent contractions to acetylcholine and endothelium-independent contractions to oxygen-derived free radicals in… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Pharmacological characteristics and anatomical distribution of [3H]oxytocin-binding sites in the wistar rat brain studied by autoradiography
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Myogenic properties of cerebral blood vessels from normotensive and hypertensive rats.
Myogenic properties of posterior cerebral arteries from normotensive and hypertensive rats were analyzed in vitro and quantified… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Lipid metabolism in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR).
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