Weight Monitoring
Objective: Weekly measurement of body weight in transgenic mice from 56 days of age onward to monitor growth and health status
This is a Weight Monitoring protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 2 procedural steps, 1 equipment items, 1 materials. Extracted from a 2012 paper published in PLoS ONE.
Model and subjects
mouse • B6SJL-Tg (SOD1-G93A) 1Gur/J • male • 56 days onward
Study window
~8 week study window
Core workflow
Animal housing and maintenance • Weekly weight measurement
Primary readouts
- Body weight (measured weekly from 56 days of age onward)
Key equipment and reagents
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Animal housing and maintenance
House transgenic mice in controlled conditions with regulated hygrometry, temperature, and 12-hour light/dark cycle
Note: Only male mice were used; litter-matching between groups was done as much as possible
View evidence from paper
“Transgenic mice were identified by PCR and housed in controlled conditions (hygrometry, temperature and 12 h light/dark cycle). Only males were used and litter-matching between groups were done as much as possible.”
Weekly weight measurement
Measure body weight of each mouse once per week starting from 56 days of age
Note: Measurements continue from 56 days of age onward
View evidence from paper
“Record of the weight was done once a week from 56 days onward”