"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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| 2008 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
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| 2010 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| 2011 | 0 | 78 | 78 |
| 2012 | 1 | 58 | 59 |
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| 2015 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2016 | 0 | 68 | 68 |
| 2017 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
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| 2019 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2021 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rats, Sprague-Dawley" by people in Profiles.
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Ib??ez Alcal? RJ, Macias AY, Heaton CN, Sosa Jurado R, Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Batson SA, Davila LD, Beck DW, Rakocevic LI, Giri A, Negishi K, Drammis SM, Goosens KA, Moschak TM, Friedman A. A modular, adaptable, and accessible implant kit for chronic electrophysiological recordings in rats. Cell Rep Methods. 2025 Sep 15; 5(9):101146.
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Bethea T, Adegbenro T, Martin JH. Hyperreflexia after corticospinal tract lesion reflects 1?A afferent circuit changes not increased KCC2 hyperexcitability. Exp Neurol. 2025 Dec; 394:115401.
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Elsey MK, Beltran NM, Serafine KM. Eating a ketogenic diet enhances sensitivity of rats to the effects of methamphetamine, but not dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist quinpirole. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2025 Oct; 255:174072.
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Garcia V, Collins SA, Hernandez E, Cruz A, Vasquez A, Sweeney AM, Perez RA, Brito BN, Morera OF, Casta?eda E. A proposed mechanism for amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization involving the vesicular monoamine transporter. Brain Res. 2025 Oct 15; 1865:149848.
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Beltran NM, Ramos J, Landavazo A, Blough BE, Serafine KM. Eating a high fat diet enhances sensitivity of rats to serotonin receptor agonists. Physiol Behav. 2025 Oct 15; 300:115031.
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Beltran NM, Sullivan LL, Naime GM, Minervini V, Serafine KM. Eating a high fat/high carbohydrate diet enhances morphine tolerance, while eating a ketogenic diet mitigates morphine withdrawal in male rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2025 Aug 05; 1000:177709.
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Beltran NM, Garcia TI, Naime GM, Minervini V, Serafine KM. The effects of high fat diet consumption on morphine-induced constipation. Behav Pharmacol. 2025 Aug 01; 36(5):343-346.
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Altinok F, Petrella M, Masi A, Borruto A, Ciccocioppo R, Ozturk Y. Exploring the supraspinal antihyperalgesic effects of levetiracetam in the rat model of chronic constriction injury. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2025 Jul 01; 103(7):244-256.