MPD: Rusyn5: animal documentation

Rusyn5 animal documentation

Drug study: High-fat diet plus subchronic alcohol-induced effects in males of 14 inbred strains of mice (2011)

Rusyn I
With: Tsuchiya M, Ji C, Kosyk O, Shymonyak S, Melnyk S, Kono H, Tryndyak V, Muskhelishvili L, Pogribny IP, Kaplowitz N, Gatti DM, Kawaguchi A, Lam TC, Uehara T, Wright FA

Rusyn5_Animal Documentation

Acclimation & testing periods

Vendor
Male inbred strains were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME) at 5-6 wks of age

Ages
Mice were 8-14 wks of age at the start of the study

Feed
Free access to the water and irradiated NTP-2000 wafer chow (Zeigler Brothers, Inc., East Berlin, PA)

Water
Water was given ad libitum

Housing
Individually housed in metabolic cages

Room temperature
20.6-23.9°C ambient temperature

Humidity
35-65%

Bedding
No bedding. Wire-bottom cages.

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	Male inbred strains were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME) at 5-6 wks of age
Ages	Mice were 8-14 wks of age at the start of the study
Feed	Free access to the water and irradiated NTP-2000 wafer chow (Zeigler Brothers, Inc., East Berlin, PA)
Water	Water was given ad libitum
Housing	Individually housed in metabolic cages
Room temperature	20.6-23.9°C ambient temperature
Humidity	35-65%
Bedding	No bedding. Wire-bottom cages.
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.