MPD: Threadgill1: animal documentation

Threadgill1 animal documentation

Drug study: Toxicogenetic survey of susceptibility to acetaminophen-induced liver injury in males of 37 inbred strains of mice (2005)

Threadgill DW, Harrill A, Rusyn I
With: Ross PK

Threadgill1 Animal Documentation

Acclimation & testing periods

Vendor Male mice (aged 7-9 wks of age) were obtained from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME)

Ages

8-17 wks old at the time of testing

Feed

Irradiated NTP-2000 wafer chow (Zeigler Brothers, Inc., East Berlin, PA)

Water

Ad-libitum

Temperature

69-75°C

Humidity

35-65%

Housing

Housed in polycarbonate cages

Bedding

Sani-Chips, irradiated hardwood bedding (P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., Montville, NJ)

Photoperiod

12 h:12 h light-dark cycle

Health status

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 mice (aged 7-9 wks of age) were obtained from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME)
Ages	8-17 wks old at the time of testing
Feed	Irradiated NTP-2000 wafer chow (Zeigler Brothers, Inc., East Berlin, PA)
Water	Ad-libitum
Temperature	69-75°C
Humidity	35-65%
Housing	Housed in polycarbonate cages
Bedding	Sani-Chips, irradiated hardwood bedding (P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., Montville, NJ)
Photoperiod	12 h:12 h light-dark cycle
Health status	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.