Mouse

Energetics of mice in stable and unstable social conditions: evidence of an air-borne factor affecting metabolism

Male mice kept individually have a 15% higher metabolic rate than mice kept in stable same gender pairs.

Year Published: 1980Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Herreid, C. F., Schlenker, E. H. 1980. Energetics of mice in stable and unstable social conditions: evidence of an air-borne factor affecting metabolism. Animal Behaviour 28, 20-28.

Paradoxical sleep and memory (I): Selective alterations following enriched and impoverished environmental rearing

Mice were reared in either enriched (EE), social control, (SE), or impoverished (IE) environments for 30 days. Environmental enrichment results in a significant and selective increase in paradoxical sleep (PS, or REM sleep) and also enhances recall of a multiple-trial,...

Year Published: 1980Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Gutwein, B. M., Fishbein, W. 1980. Paradoxical sleep and memory (I): Selective alterations following enriched and impoverished environmental rearing. Brain Research Bulletin 5(1), 9-12.

Wheel-running behaviour in 12 species of muroid rodents

The objective of this research was to describe the levels and periodicity of wheel running in 12 species of muroid rodents in order that comparisons could be made among different measures of activity in a variety of species. Six males...

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Mouse, Other Rodent, Rodent

Citation: Dewsbury, D. A. 1980. Wheel-running behaviour in 12 species of muroid rodents. Behavioural Processes 5, 271-280.

Assessing laboratory evidence for neoplastic activity

Mortality and tumor incidence in corcinogenesis experiments differ between mice caged in the top vs. bottom of the rack.

Year Published: 1980Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Mantel, N. 1980. Assessing laboratory evidence for neoplastic activity. Biometics 36, 381-399.

Nest-box choice in the laboratory mice: Preference for nest-boxes differing in design (size and/or shape) and composition

Mice had a strong preference for nest boxes which allowed visual cues to pass and which had a rectangular shape. Highest in order of preference were small narrow-sided nest-boxes, followed by small square ones, then the small circular one, and...

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Buhot-Averseng, M. C. 1981. Nest-box choice in the laboratory mice: Preference for nest-boxes differing in design (size and/or shape) and composition. Behavioural Processes 6, 337-384.

Endogenous opioids and social behavior

Evidence for the hypothesis that brain-opioids mediate social affect and social attachments is summarized. Opiates and opioids are very effective in reducing social separation-induced distress vocalizations (DVs), in puppies, young guinea pigs and chicks, while opiate antagonists can increase DVs....

Year Published: 1980Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Bird, Chicken, Dog, Guinea Pig, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Panksepp, J., Herman, B. H., Vilberg, T. et al. 1980. Endogenous opioids and social behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 4(4), 473-487.

Whisker trimming in mice

The barberer is usually dominant in the 'tube dominance' test.

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Strozik, E., Festing, M. F. W. 1981. Whisker trimming in mice. Lab Animal 15(4), 309-312.

A case study of statistics in the regulatory process: The FD&C Red No

Year Published: 1981Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Lagakos, S., Mosteller, F. 1981. A case study of statistics in the regulatory process: The FD&C Red No. 40 experiments. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 66, 381-399.

Effects of environmental enrichment on old mice

Groups of 3 or 4 male mice were transferred to 45x17x15 cm large caged containing structures to crawl through, marbles, ping pong balls plus 4 sexually receptive females. Subjects were tested when they were 750 days old. The enriched mice...

Year Published: 1982Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Warren, J. M., Zerweck, C., Anthony, A. 1982. Effects of environmental enrichment on old mice. Developmental Psychobiology 15, 13-18.

Effects of shipping on the immune function in mice

Mice need at least 48 h after transportation by truck or aeroplane to recover in terms of corticosteroid levels.

Year Published: 1982Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Landi, M. S., Kreider, J. W., Lang, C. M. 1982. Effects of shipping on the immune function in mice. American Journal of Veterinary Research 43, 1654-1657.