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Long-Evans Rats
Nomenclature: Crl:LE
Type: Outbred rat
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.
Coat color: White with black hood; occasionally white with brown hood
Strain code: 006
Ideal for: General multipurpose model, behavioral research, diet-induced obesity