Aged F344 Rat Colony

拟议合同的目的是开发、维护和分发来自老龄F344大鼠常设群体的动物，供研究者用于衰老研究。在NIA、其他机构和退伍军人管理局的支持下，许多研究人员在他们的研究中使用NIA大鼠，并依赖NIA获得老年大鼠的供应。提供老年大鼠的供应是必不可少的实现NIA的研究目标的NIA赠款。

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.