Acclimation & testing periods
Vendor The Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME)
Ages Mice shipped at 6-7 wks of age Feed NTP-2000 wafer diet (Zeigler Brothers, Inc., Gardners PA), given ad libitum Water Provided ad libitum Temperature Not specified Humidity Not specified Housing Polycarbonate cages on Sani-Chips irradiated hardwood bedding (P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., Montville NJ)Photoperiod 12:12h light-dark cycle Care and UseStudies approved by the UNC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee