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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
These experiments were designed to characterize the nature and extent of diabetes insipidus present in a new model of genetic vasopressin (VP) deficiency, the Roman high avoidance rat homozygous for diabetes insipidus (RHA: di/di strain). The new strain was developed from an initial cross between Long-Evans derived Brattleboro (LE:di/di) rats and normal Roman high avoidance (RHA: +/+) rats, and has been bred to be congenic with the parent RHA: +/+ strain. RHA: di/di rats exhibited polydipsia, excreted dilute urine, and exhibited elevated plasma osmolality. RHA: di/di rats shows a similar urinary response to dehydration as LE: di/di rats. VP was undetectable by radioimmunoassay in the serum, brain, and neurohypophysis of RHA: di/di rats. VP-neurophysin containing cells were not observed in the brains of RHA: di/di rats upon immunocytochemical analysis. Thus, the new RHA: di/di strain exhibits essentially the same profile of diabetes insipidus as the LE: di/di rat. The congenic relationship between RHA: di/di and RHA: +/+ rats makes the RHA: di/di rat a useful model under circumstances where genetic variables unrelated to VP deficiency may confound the interpretation of data.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
340-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of a new rodent model of diabetes insipidus: the Roman high avoidance rat homozygous for diabetes insipidus.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.