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[[File:SpragueDawleyRat.jpg|frameless|right]]'''Laboratory rats''' or '''lab rats''' are strains of the rat subspecies ''Rattus norvegicus domestica'' which are bred and kept for scientific research. While less commonly used for research than [[Mice|laboratory mice]], rats have served as an important animal model for research in psychology and biomedical science.<ref name="Vandenbergh">{{cite journal |last=Vandenbergh |first=J. G. |title=Use of House Mice in Biomedical Research |journal=[[ILAR Journal]] |date=1 January 2000 |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=133–135 |doi=10.1093/ilar.41.3.133 |doi-access=free}}</ref>