Abstract:Mice used as experimental animals in the laboratory belong to the genus Mus, subfamily Murinae, family Muridae, superfamily Muroidea, order Rodentia, and class
M. musculus
, these mice are also referred to as home mice. Mice have been used as standard animals in toxicology, teratology, and carcinogenesis tests, even today, mice have also been used for behavioral, neurologic, nutritional, genetic, immunological, infectious, metabolic, and degenerative disease studies. Animal models of sepsis with intraperitonea… Show more
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