Rats (Rattus Norvegicus): Difference between revisions

'''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>