Using obese mouse models in research: special considerations for IACUC members, animal care technicians, and researchers.
Good DJ
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. goodd@vasci.umass.edu
The mouse is the animal most commonly used to study the underlying causes of and treatments for obesity. The author reviews many of the issues that should be considered by all involved in research with mice expressing this phenotype, and describes some procedures exclusive to obesity research.
Published 1 February 2005 in Lab Anim (NY), 34(2): 30-7.
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