Wistar Kyoto (WKY) Rat Details
Developed from an outbred Wistar stock from Kyoto School of Medicine to NIH 1971. This is the same stock from which the SHR/N strain was developed. To Charles River in 1974 from NIH at F11.
LOCATION: Kingston
UNIT: K90
Download the Report
➤ DOWNLOAD OUR CATALOG for instant access to Standard List Pricing
➤ TALK TO US to discuss organization or volume-based discounts
Already have an eCommerce portal account?* Login to order research models, obtain quotes, view organization-specific pricing, and see inventory. Processing time required to validate new eCommerce access requests.
*eCommerce is available in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland
Wistar Kyoto (WKY) Rat Details
Developed from an outbred Wistar stock from Kyoto School of Medicine to NIH 1971. This is the same stock from which the SHR/N strain was developed. To Charles River in 1974 from NIH at F11.
Growth chart data should be used as a guideline only.
The shaded areas on each chart are the mean weight plus or minus one standard deviation at a given age averaged across all production facilities. This represents approximately 67% of the population, with the remaining 33% falling outside of this weight range.
UNIT:A003
Download the Report
➤ DOWNLOAD OUR CATALOG for instant access to Standard List Pricing
➤ TALK TO US to discuss organization or volume-based discounts
Already have an eCommerce portal account?* Login to order research models, obtain quotes, view organization-specific pricing, and see inventory. Processing time required to validate new eCommerce access requests.
*eCommerce is available in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland
Wistar Kyoto (WKY) Rat Details
Developed from an outbred Wistar stock from Kyoto School of Medicine to NIH 1971. This is the same stock from which the SHR/N strain was developed. To Charles River in 1974 from NIH at F11.
Growth chart not available
Please email us at [email protected] to request a health report for this model.
For additional information, including pricing details, please visit the WKY rat page on the Vital River Laboratories website.
Poster: Metabolic & Cardiovascular Disease Models
Access this quick-reference poster to compare commonly used cardiovascular, renal and metabolic disease models by application, phenotype, and study considerations—so you can align model choice with endpoints and program goals. Download Poster
Baseline Colony Data
Guidebook
Advancing Preclinical Research with the Rat Model
This presentation will explore how the unique physiological characteristics of rats provide translational value across multiple therapeutic areas and best practices for husbandry that optimizes both welfare and experimental reproducibility. Watch Webinar Replay