Aged F344 Rat Colony

拟议合同的目的是开发、维护和分发F344老年大鼠的常备群体中的动物，供研究人员在衰老研究中使用。许多研究人员在NIA、其他机构和退伍军人管理局的支持下，在他们的研究中使用NIA大鼠，并依赖NIA为他们的研究获得老年大鼠的供应。提供老年大鼠对于国家投资局受赠人实现国家投资局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 F344 rats for use by investigators in studies of aging. Numerous investigators, supported by the NIA, other institutes, and the Veteran's Administration, use NIA rats in their research and are dependent upon NIA for access to a supply of aged rats for their research. Provision for a supply of aged rats is essential to the achievement of NIA research objectives by NIA grantees.