title: Survival curves, reproductive life span and age-related pathology of Mus caroli.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Zitnik
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bingel
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009115:Muridae / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D016019:Survival Analysis