Fischer (CDF) Rat Details
The colony was originated by M.R. Curtis at the Columbia University Institute for Cancer Research in 1920, who purchased animals from a commercial breeder (Fischer). Dunning at Columbia developed the strain via inbreeding starting in 1920. It came to Charles River in 1960.
LOCATION: Kingston
UNIT: K83
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Fischer (CDF) Rat Details
The colony was originated by M.R. Curtis at the Columbia University Institute for Cancer Research in 1920, who purchased animals from a commercial breeder (Fischer). Dunning at Columbia developed the strain via inbreeding starting in 1920. It came to Charles River in 1960.
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Informational Resources
Technical Data
- Biochemistry and Hematology for CDF (Fisher) Rat Colonies in North American for January 2009 – December 2009
- Spontaneous Neoplastic Lesions in the CDF® (F-344)/CrlBR Rat (February 1990)
- Technical Bulletin: Baseline Hematology and Clinical Chemistry Values for Charles River Fischer-344 Rats - CDF®(F-344)CrlBR - as a Function of Sex and Age (January 1984)