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A new strain of rat with an inherited cataract

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A new rat strain has been developed, in which a spontaneous cataract occurs without exception at 3–4 months after birth and matures completely at 4–6 months of age, indicating that this rare strain possesses a maturity-onset cataract. In the present report, histological data are presented and discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, 570, Osaka, Japan

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Acknowledgment. The author is indebted to Prof. Kunio Yagi, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nagoya, and to Prof. Shigeru Arichi, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kinki University, for their valuable discussion and encouragement during this study.

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Ihara, N. A new strain of rat with an inherited cataract. Experientia 39, 909–911 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990433

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