Rattus norvegicus
strain
Wistar
age
28 days
sex
male
tissue
Tuberal hypothalamus
biomaterial_provider
University of Paris-Sud, Neuroscience Paris-Saclay Institute, Orsay (France)
birth_date
12/2011
birth_location
University of Paris-Sud, Neuroscience Paris-Saclay Institute, Orsay (France)
breeding_history
standard
breeding_method
natural: Wistar virgin females of 8 weeks and males of 12 weeks were caged in collective cages for mating. Day 1 of pregnancy was identified by the presence of spermatozoa on vaginal frottis
geo_loc_name
France: Orsay
growth_protocol
Pregnant females and dams with their litters were housed in individual cages. They were fed ad libitum commercial pellets (formula 113, Safe, Augy, France). The energy density of this regular control diet was 2799 kcal/kg with 28% from proteins, 17,7% from lipids and 54% from carbohydrates. The size of the litters was standardized at day 1 to 10 pups with a sex ratio 1:1
health_state
good health
sample_type
Tuberal hypothalamus encompasses median eminence and arcuate nucleus
BioSampleModel
Model organism or animal