Acclimation & testing periods
Vendor The 12 inbred mouse strains were purchased from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME). PWK/PhJ mice were bred at the Monell Chemical Senses Center from progenitors purchased from The Jackson Laboratory. Ages Mice were 7â8 wks old at the start of testing Feed Free access to Teklad Rodent Diet 8604 (Harlan Teklad), which includes 0.29% sodium Water Free access to water Housing During acclimation and testing periods, mice were housed in individual cages Photoperiod 12:12, light:dark cycle Temperature 23°C Regulatory compliance All protocols involving animals were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at the Monell Center before the experiments.