final Flashcards
Who developed the germ theory
louis pasteur
who decribed classical conditioning
Ivan pavlov
who developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
what are telomeres
shorten as you age. GCGATTA (GCAT)
95% of animals used in research are
mice rats and rabbits
IACUC stands for
institutional animal care and use committee
what did russell and burch come up with
the three R’s.= replacement, reduction, refinement.
what type of mouse is more popular in research
inbred mice
what are white/albino mice called
BALB
what mice lack a thymus
nude mice- no T cells
axenic
germ free
SPF
free of specific pathogens
what sex of mice is easier to deal with in research
females
Shoe box cage can hold
5 females OR 4 males (mice)
mice senses
highly developed sense of smell and sense of hearing. eye site is bad
how to pick up a mouse
lift by the base of the tail or it will DEGLOVE
what do people with arthritis use to restrain mice
decapicone
what species does not contain sweat glands
mice
what is the most common tumor seen in mice and rats
mammory tumors
what species has an os penis
mice
what gland is located behind the eye of rat/mice
harderian gland
when sexing mice
anogenital distance
what do mice secrete the ensure mating was successful
copulatory plug
baby mice and rats
pups
when a group of female mice are exposed to a male, estrus at third night
whitten effect
pregnant female mouse will return to estrus with strange male- abort
bruce effect
female mouse becomes pregnant during post partum estrus- extended gestation
lee boot effect
where are IP injections given
lower right side of abdomen
coprophagy
eat own feces for B vitamins
brown fat stores as
glycogen
most common ID for mice
ear notching
total blood volume is always in
grams
what drug to give a mouse thats in pain
buprenorphine or butorphanol
mycoplasma pulmonis C.S
upper respiratory signs
photophobic
sensitive to light
bacterium in tyzzers disease
clostridium or bacillus piliformis
pinworms are
aspicularis
what kind of diet is preferred in mice
pelleted diets
what kind of rat used in research
albino
rats lack this anatomical structure
gall bladder
the harderian glands secrete
porphyrin
what type of rat is the hooded
long evans