Morphological examination of the eye in 41 inbred strains of mice (2008)
Hawes NL, Chang B, Davisson MT
With: Hurd RE, Smith RS
Hawes1_Animal
Acclimation
and
testing
periods
Vendor
Mice
were
obtained
from
The
Jackson
Laboratory
JAX®
(Bar
Harbor,
ME)
Ages
6-7
wks
Feed
All
mice
were
fed
NIH31
(6%
fat)
chow
ad
libitum
Water
Drinking
water
was
acidified
to
pH
2.8
to
3.2
to
prevent
bacterial
growth
Housing
Mice
were
housed
in
cages
covered
with
non-woven
polyester
filters
Bedding
Steam
autoclaved
white
pine
shavings
Photoperiod
14
hours
(light)
on,
10
hours
off;
or
12
h
light
:
12
h
dark
cycle
Relative
humidity
~50%
Temperature
21
°C
Health
status
The
Jackson
Laboratory
Diagnostics
Laboratory
routinely
monitors
and
documents
animal
health
status
using
statistically
valid
sampling
procedures
and
standard
protocols.
(Sentinel
animals
are
tested).
Detailed
health
status
reports
for
each
animal
room
represented
from
this
project
are
on
file
and
available
on
request.
See
JAX
Mice
Quality
Control
Programs
or
the
JAX
Mice
Catalog
for
the
list
of
agents
monitored.
Note: These same mice were tested for acoustic startle response and prepulse inhibition at 5-7 weeks of age by the
Willott1 project and later characterized for bone
mineral density, body composition, and craniofacial characterization at 15-16 weeks of age by the
Donahue1 project.