Charles River Laboratories

Obese Prone CD rat, Crl:OP(CD)

Code Prone CD rat

Obese Prone model is used in obesity and metabolic syndrome research and can be preconditioned on a special diet.

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Cardiovascular Metabolism

Features

Nomenclature: Crl:OP(CD)

Type: Outbred

Origin: Developed from a line of Crl:CD(SD) rats. Two lines were developed from this outbred colony, the OP-CD (Obese Prone) and OR-CD (Obese Resistant). This model becomes obese when fed high-fat diets. Obesity develops despite having a fully functioning leptin receptor. The control for this model is the Crl:OR(CD).

Coat color:White (albino)

Strain code: This model is cryopreserved.

Ideal for: Obesity, metabolic syndrome. NOTE: This model can be preconditioned on a diet.

Bred in: US, model crypreserved

Health reports: Report available after cryorecovery.

*Photos provided courtesy of Charles River