Diabetes Services
BRM is the home of the world’s largest colony of BB/Wor rats.

Since the date of its discovery in 1974, the Type 1 diabetic model has been the topic of more than 1500 peer reviewed publications. In addition BRM developed the BBZDR/Wor rat which is an animal model of Type 2 diabetes and has been extensively studied for diabetic complications including:

  • Evaluation of Immune suppressive agents
  • Evaluation of Transplantation Therapies
  • Glucose Tolerance Testing
  • Insulin Tolerance Testing
  • Anti-Obesity Testing
  • Evaluation of Drug Efficacy on Diabetic Complications
  • Cardiovascular
  • Nephropathy
  • Retinopathy
  • Neuropathy
  • Impotence

For more information on our services, please select:

Colony Management
Contract Research
Cancer
Cardiology
Type 2 Diabetes
Immunology
Phenotyping
Phase I and Pilot Studies
Efficacy
Toxicology
Pharmacokinetics (PK)