Dietrich1 animal documentation

Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin susceptibility in females of 50 strains of mice   (1998)

Dietrich WF
With: Watters JW, Boyden ED, Roberts JE, Ballard JD, Dewar K, Lehoczky J, Boyartchuk V




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Acclimation and testing periods

Supplier
All strains obtained directly from The Jackson Laboratory JAX® except CAST/EiJ , SPRET/EiJ, and 129S6/SvEv strains.
Ages Female mice tested at age 6-8 wks, except SPRET/EiJ which was tested at age 14 wks
Feed
Mice were maintained on a diet ad libitum
Water
Given ad libitum
Housing
Mice were housed at the Harvard Medical School VAF facility
Photoperiod
12:12 hr L:D; light/dark cycle
Health status
All experimental procedures were conducted in accordance with guidlines set by the Committee for Standardized Animal Care of Harvard Medical School