Nomenclature:Crl:LE (#006)
Coat Color:White with black hood; occasionally white with brown hood
Origin:Originated by Drs. Long and Evans in 1915 by crossing several Wistar Institute white females with a wild gray male. To Charles River from Canadian Breeding Farm and Laboratories in 1978. To Charles River Italy in 2014.
Ideal For:General multipurpose model, behavioral research, diet-induced obesity