Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Toulouse, France
Description:
This congenic strain was derived from female LEW rats and male BN rats obtained from the Janvier breeding center, Le Genest-Saint-Isle, France. F1 offsprings were crossed with BN males to transfer the desired locus to BN background.
Studies of congenic lines in the Brown Norway rat model of Th2-mediated immunopathological disorders show that the aurothiopropanol sulfonate-induced immunological disorder (Aiid3) locus on chromosome 9 plays a major role compared to Aiid2 on chromosome 10.