"Rats, Sprague-Dawley" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company.
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D017207
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.505.700.750
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| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Hasanvand A, Ghandinezhad M, Nourmohammadi M, Hatami F, Beiranvand B, Haghighatian Z, Amanolahi Baharvand P, Kharazmkia A. Investigating the role of the AMPK signaling pathway in preventing CCI-induced neuropathy in rats: focus on anti-inflammatory effects. Neurol Res. 2025 Jun; 47(6):494-503.
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Katayama M, Nomura K, Mudry JM, Chibalin AV, Krook A, Zierath JR. Exercise-induced methylation of the Serhl2 promoter and implication for lipid metabolism in rat skeletal muscle. Mol Metab. 2025 Feb; 92:102081.
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Chen F, Skelly JD, Chang SY, Song J. Triggered Release of Ampicillin from Metallic Implant Coatings for Combating Periprosthetic Infections. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2024 May 15; 16(19):24421-24430.
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Puig S, Gutstein HB. Chronic Morphine Modulates PDGFR-? and PDGF-B Expression and Distribution in Dorsal Root Ganglia and Spinal Cord in Male Rats. Neuroscience. 2023 05 21; 519:147-161.