JAX® Diet-induced Obesity (DIO) Models
JAX-developed standard and custom DIO research options
Key benefits
- JAX-developed protocols for producing and shipping diet-induced obese (DIO) mice
- Quick, reliable, cost-effective, and customizable options
- Can be integrated with our Phenotyping and Efficacy Testing Services
- Saves resources
Capabilities
Inventoried DIO mice
- C57BL/6J (000664, B6) males fed a high fat (60 kcal%) diet (Research Diets Inc. D12492i) starting at six weeks of age
- Control B6 males (starting at six weeks old) fed a 10 kcal% control diet (D12450Bi), containing the same protein content as the high fat diet
- Ages available: six to 26 weeks
- Weekly email notices on availability
- Mice are shipped from rooms MP23 and RB04
- Pricing tables: U.S.A., Canada and Mexico or International
- Information on diets and phenotypes
- Order by email to orderquest@jax.org, or call 1-800-422-6423 and ask for a DIO representative
Custom DIO mice
- JAX DIO experts can put B6 or any other DIO-susceptible strain on a customized diet
- We help design a study using other DIO-susceptible strains, diets, housing densities, study durations, frequencies of weighing and of collecting bio-samples, etc.
- Get started by contacting JAX® Services at jaxservices@jax.org, our JAX® Services request form, 1-800-422-6423, or +1-207-288-5845.
