The effects of long-duration, low-temperature ground transportation on physiological and biochemical indicators of stress in mice

Autor: Jung Sik Cho, Yong Kyu Kim, Seung Wan Jee, Chang Joon Bae, Kab Ryong Chae, Sun Bo Shim, Ji Soon Sin, Mee Kyung Jang, Byoung Guk Kim, Chuel Kyu Kim, Dae Youn Hwang, Se Hyun Lee, Byoung Chun Lee, Su Hae Lee
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Lab Animal. 37:121-126
ISSN: 1548-4475
0093-7355
DOI: 10.1038/laban0308-121
Popis: Transportation can cause stress to laboratory animals and alter physiological characteristics that may confound experimental results. The authors investigated stress-related effects of 3-4 h of transportation by truck in two strains of mice (C57BL/6, which are known to be aggressive, and ICR, which are less aggressive). Transported mice had sufficient space and access to water, though temperature in the truck was lower than what is usually recommended. Transportation affected the following parameters in both strains of mice: (i) serum corticosterone concentrations, (ii) expression of the chaperone proteins Hsp70 and Grp78 in various tissues and (iii) concentrations of serological enzymes that are associated with liver disease. These parameters also differed substantially between the two strains of mice.
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