Impact of individual housing on experimental behavior of male mice

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Arndt ◽  
M. C. Laarakker ◽  
H. A. van Lith ◽  
F. J. van der Staay ◽  
F. Ohl
Keyword(s):  
Male Mice ◽  
Individual Housing ◽  
Experimental Behavior

Hypothalamic levels of LHRF in male mice of differing social status and from individual housing

1985 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-321
Author(s):  
P.P. Vescovi ◽  
G. Valenti ◽  
M. Mainardi ◽  
L. Brocchieri ◽  
P.F. Brain
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Male Mice ◽  
Individual Housing

scholarly journals To Group or Not to Group? Good Practice for Housing Male Laboratory Mice

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Kappel ◽  
Penny Hawkins ◽  
Michael T. Mendl
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Male Mice ◽  
Laboratory Mice ◽  
Individual Housing ◽  
Mouse Behaviour ◽  
Essential Question ◽  
Welfare Problem

It is widely recommended to group house male laboratory mice because they are ‘social animals’, but male mice do not naturally share territories and aggression can be a serious welfare problem. Even without aggression, not all animals within a group will be in a state of positive welfare. Rather, many male mice may be negatively affected by the stress of repeated social defeat and subordination, raising concerns about welfare and also research validity. However, individual housing may not be an appropriate solution, given the welfare implications associated with no social contact. An essential question is whether it is in the best welfare interests of male mice to be group- or singly-housed. This review explores the likely impacts, positive and negative, of both housing conditions, presents results of a survey of current practice and awareness of mouse behaviour, and includes recommendations for good practice and future research. We conclude that whether group- or single-housing is better (or less worse) in any situation is highly context-dependent according to several factors including strain, age, social position, life experiences, and housing and husbandry protocols. It is important to recognise this and evaluate what is preferable from animal welfare and ethical perspectives in each case.

Individual housing induces altered immuno-endocrine responses to psychological stress in male mice

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Bartolomucci ◽  
P Palanza ◽  
P Sacerdote ◽  
G Ceresini ◽  
A Chirieleison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Male Mice ◽  
Individual Housing

Ultrastructural Lesions Produced by Alcohol and Sucrose in the Heart and Liver of C57BL Mice

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 208-209
Author(s):  
K.K. SEKHRI ◽  
C.S. ALEXANDER ◽  
H.T. NAGASAWA
Keyword(s):  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Male Mice ◽  
Alcohol Group ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
C57bl Mice ◽  
Group Ii

C57BL male mice (Jackson Lab., Bar Harbor, Maine) weighing about 18 gms were randomly divided into three groups: group I was fed sweetened liquid alcohol diet (modified Schenkl) in which 36% of the calories were derived from alcohol; group II was maintained on a similar diet but alcohol was isocalorically substituted by sucrose; group III was fed regular mouse chow ad lib for five months. Liver and heart tissues were fixed in 2.5% cacodylate buffered glutaraldehyde, post-fixed in 2% osmium tetroxide and embedded in Epon-araldite.

1859: The Histone Deycetylase Inhibitor Trichostatin-a Arrests Meiosis in Male Mice

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 617-617
Author(s):  
Klaus Steger ◽  
Irina Fenic ◽  
Hamid M. Hossain ◽  
Violetta Sonnack ◽  
Svetlin Tchatalbachev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trichostatin A ◽  
Male Mice

1625: Role of Estrogen Receptor β in the Regulation of Sexual Behavior in Male Mice

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 429-429
Author(s):  
Masayoshi Nomura ◽  
Naohiro Fujimoto ◽  
Donald W. Pfaff ◽  
Sonoko Ogawa ◽  
Tetsuro Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Estrogen Receptor Β ◽  
Male Mice

Author response for "Enriched environment enhances NK cell maturation through hypothalamic BDNF in male mice"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony G. Mansour ◽  
Run Xiao ◽  
Stephen M Bergin ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
Logan A. Chrislip ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nk Cell ◽  
Enriched Environment ◽  
Cell Maturation ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Male Mice
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