Development and Maintenance of the Multigenotypic Aging Mouse Colonies TASK ORDER 01

拟议合同的目的是从不同基因类型的老龄小鼠的常备群体中培育、维护和分发动物，供研究人员在衰老研究中使用。许多研究人员在NIA、其他研究所和退伍军人管理局的支持下，在他们的研究中使用NIA小鼠，并依赖NIA为他们的研究获得老年小鼠的供应。提供老年小鼠对于国家臭氧机构受赠人实现国家免疫机构的研究目标至关重要。

The purpose of the proposed contract is to develop, maintain and distribute animals from a standing colony of aged mice of various genotypes for use by investigators in studies of aging. Numerous investigators, supported by the NIA, other institutes, and the Veteran's Administration, use NIA mice in their research and are dependent upon NIA for access to a supply of aged mice for their research. Provision for a supply of aged mice is essential to the achievement of NIA research objectives by NIA grantees.