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The vast majority of work (76%) was done using outbred Sprague-Dawley or Wistar rats.  Inbred strains were used on only 12% of occasions.  Of the inbred strains, the most widely used was F344 (32.1%), followed by LEW (22.5%).  Mutants (=transgenic) were used only in 1% of the studies, reflecting the circumstances explained below.
 
The vast majority of work (76%) was done using outbred Sprague-Dawley or Wistar rats.  Inbred strains were used on only 12% of occasions.  Of the inbred strains, the most widely used was F344 (32.1%), followed by LEW (22.5%).  Mutants (=transgenic) were used only in 1% of the studies, reflecting the circumstances explained below.
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[[Image:Rat usage picture.jpg|thumb|centre|400px|Figure 1: Usage of different rat types in research articles from 2001 to 2005 .]]
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[[Image:Rat usage picture.jpg|thumb|centre|400px|'''Figure 1:''' ''Usage of different rat types in research articles from 2001 to 2005'' <br> Krinke, George J. (2000)]]
    
====Stocks (~outbred strains)====
 
====Stocks (~outbred strains)====
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