Survival curves, reproductive life span and age-related pathology of Mus caroli
Zitnik, G.D.; Bingel, S.A.; Sumi, S.M.; Martin, G.M.
Laboratory Animal Science 42(2): 119-126
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-6764 PMID: 1318441 Document Number: 390332
Although Mus caroli is being used in a number of laboratories as an experimental animal, basic information concerning its life span, reproductive ability, and age-related pathologies has been unavailable. Here we present this basic information, and discuss the similarities to and differences from the laboratory mouse, Mus musculus domesticus [strains A/StTrWo and (A/StTrWo x C57BL/6NNia)F1] and, from published data, wild-type Mus musculus.