Acclimation & testing periods
Vendor Mice were obtained from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME) or the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. BXD RI lines, designated */Rww, were provided by Robert W. Williams (UTHSC, Memphis TN). */Ty and */Rww strains have been updated with current nomenclature (*/TyJ and */RwwJ) to best integrate these data with other MPD data. Ages 34-694 days at the time of testing Feed Not specified, given ad libitum Water Provided ad libitum Temperature Not specified Humidity Not specified Housing Not specified Bedding Not specified Photoperiod Not specified Care and Use This study was carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health.
Note: Strains designated as /RwwJ were originally named /Rww and were provided for this study by Rob Williams at UTHSC. See also: BXD Phenotype Database at genenetwork.org