MPD: Rusyn2: animal documentation

Rusyn2 animal documentation

Effects of trichloroethylene in males of 17 inbred mouse strains (2010)

Rusyn I, Threadgill DW
With: Bradford BU, Lock EF, Kosyk O, Kim S, Uehara T, Harbourt D, Desimone M, Tryndyak V, Pogribny IP, Bleyle L, Koop DR

Rusyn2_Animal Documentation

Acclimation & testing periods

Vendor
14 inbred strains of male mice were obtained from the Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME) at 5-6 wks of age

Ages
7 wks of age at the start of the experiment

Feed
NTP-2000 wafer diet (Zeigler Brothers, Inc., Gardners, PA)

Water
Water was give ad libitum

Housing
polycarbonate cages

Room temperature
20.6-23.9°C ambient temperature

Humidity
35-65%

Bedding
Sani-Chips irradiated hardwood bedding (P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., Montville, NJ)

Photoperiod
12h:12h light-dark cycle

Regulatory compliance
Care of mice followed institutional guidelines under a protocol approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Vendor	14 inbred strains of male mice were obtained from the Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME) at 5-6 wks of age
Ages	7 wks of age at the start of the experiment
Feed	NTP-2000 wafer diet (Zeigler Brothers, Inc., Gardners, PA)
Water	Water was give ad libitum
Housing	polycarbonate cages
Room temperature	20.6-23.9°C ambient temperature
Humidity	35-65%
Bedding	Sani-Chips irradiated hardwood bedding (P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., Montville, NJ)
Photoperiod	12h:12h light-dark cycle
Regulatory compliance	Care of mice followed institutional guidelines under a protocol approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.