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Rats, Inbred LEC
Cinnamon Rats, Long-Evans; Inbred LEC Rat; Inbred LEC Rats; LEC Rat, Inbred; LEC Rats, Inbred; Long Evans Cinnamon Rats; Rat, Inbred LEC; Rats, Inbred Long Evans Cinnamon; Rats, Long-Evans Cinnamon
A cinnamon-colored strain of Long-Evans rats which carries a mutation causing fulminant hepatitis and jaundice, with an associated gross accumulation of copper in the liver. This strain is a model for Wilson's Disease (see HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION).