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Gene structure and chromosomal map** of the rat smooth muscle calponin gene
Smooth muscle cells (SMC) express a battery of lineage-restricted genes whose encoded proteins impart the unique contractile phenotype that characterizes this muscle type. While the encoded function of many S...
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A rat genetic linkage map including 67 new microsatellite markers
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BB rat diabetes susceptibility and body weight regulation genes colocalize on Chromosome 2
The genetic etiology of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus is complicated by the apparent presence of several diabetes susceptibility genetic regions. Type 1 diabetes in the inbred BioBreeding (BB) ...
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Identification of a novel inflammation-protective locus in the Fischer rat
Inbred LEW/N rats are relatively susceptible, while histocompatible inbred F344/N rats are relatively resistant to development of a wide variety of inflammatory diseases in response to a range of pro-inflamma...
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Map** and characterization of quantitative trait loci for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with an improved genetic map in the Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rat
The Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat is an animal model for obese-type, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in humans. We have previously reported four quantitative trait loci (QTLs) ...
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Localization of rat genes in the nitric oxide signaling pathway: candidates for the pathogenesis of complex diseases
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Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy: A case of multiple dural involvement
An exeptional case of Rosai-Dorfman disease (sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy) arising from the meninges in a 60-year-old Japanese man is presented. Computerized tomographic scans and magnetic ...
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Gene-based anchoring of the rat genetic linkage and cytogenetic maps: new regional localizations, orientation of the linkage groups, and insights into mammalian chromosome evolution
In order to generate anchor points connecting the rat cytogenetic and genetic maps, the cytogenetic position of 62 rat markers (including 55 genes) already localized genetically was determined by fluorescence...
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An integrated genetic linkage map of the laboratory rat
The laboratory rat, Rattus novegicus, is a major model system for physiological and pathophysiological studies, and since 1966 more than 422,000 publications describe biological studies on the rat (NCBI/Medline)...
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Map** of the rat SM22 gene to Chromosome 8q24: a candidate for high blood pressure and cardiac hypertrophy
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The explosion of genetic markers and analytical techniques in the field of molecular genetics makes the dissection of the genes conveying risk for multifactorial (multiple genes and gene—environment interactio...
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Strain-specific deletions in exon 10 of rat K-kininogen and T1-kininogen genes allow map** of both genes to rat Chromosome 11
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Localization of the rat genes encoding glucagon, glucagon receptor, and insulin receptor, candidates for diabetes mellitus susceptibility loci
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A genetic linkage map of the laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus
We report the construction of the first complete genetic linkage map of the laboratory rat. By testing 1171 simple sequence length polymorphisms (SSLPs), we have identified 432 markers that show polymorphisms ...