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The Wistar rat is currently one of the most popular rats used for laboratory research. It is characterized by its wide head, long ears, and a tail length that is always less than its body length. The Sprague Dawley and Long–Evans were developed from Wistars. Wistars are more active than others like Sprague Dawleys. The [[wikipedia:Spontaneously_hypertensive_rat|spontaneously hypertensive rat]] and the [[wikipedia:Lewis_rat|Lewis]] are other well-known stocks developed from Wistars. | The Wistar rat is currently one of the most popular rats used for laboratory research. It is characterized by its wide head, long ears, and a tail length that is always less than its body length. The Sprague Dawley and Long–Evans were developed from Wistars. Wistars are more active than others like Sprague Dawleys. The [[wikipedia:Spontaneously_hypertensive_rat|spontaneously hypertensive rat]] and the [[wikipedia:Lewis_rat|Lewis]] are other well-known stocks developed from Wistars. | ||
== See | == See Also == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Wistar rats]] | * [[Wikipedia:Wistar rats|Wikipedia article]] | ||
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[[Category:Model Organism]] | [[Category:Model Organism]] | ||