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A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet

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1999
A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet
A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet A pair of mice of the same breed used to study the effect of diet

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A pair of mice of the same breed used by the University of Wisconsin in 1999 to study the effect of diet on ageing. One mouse has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet and has lived an extended life, the other has been fed on a normal diet, as a comparison.

Details

Category:
Biotechnology
Object Number:
2002-302
type:
pair of mice
credit:
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Parts

A mouse which has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet

A mouse which has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet

A mouse which has been fed on a calorie-restricted diet, as part of a study of the effects of diet on ageing conducted by the University of Wisconsin, United States, 1999 (see note).

Measurements:
overall: 95 mm x 40 mm x 80 mm, .015kg
Materials:
animal remains , steel (metal) and perspex
Object Number:
2002-302 Pt1
type:
animal remains
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
A mouse which has been fed on a non calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a non calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a non calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a non calorie-restricted diet A mouse which has been fed on a non calorie-restricted diet

A mouse which has been fed on a non calorie-restricted diet

A mouse which has been on a normal diet, used as a control in a study of the effects of diet on ageing conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States, 1999 (see note).

Measurements:
overall: 30 mm x 160 mm x 50 mm, .01kg
Materials:
foam and animal remains
Object Number:
2002-302 Pt2
type:
animal remains
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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