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	'''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>		[[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>

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