Table 2 Experiment groups, housing condition and body weights.

From: Characterization of mouse ocular response to a 35-day spaceflight mission: Evidence of blood-retinal barrier disruption and ocular adaptations

Group

Gravity

Number of mice

ACF

Housing

Food

Euthanasia Date

Body Weight at Mission (g)

Body Weight at Euthanasia (g)

Flight (FLT)

µg

20

ISS

RH

Bar

9/18/2017

25.6 +/− 0.5

26.6 +/− 0.5

Flight Vivarium Control (FV)

1 g

20

Vendor

VIV

Chow

9/22/2017

26.7 +/− 0.5

28.5 +/− 0.5

Ground Control (GC)

1 g

20

KSC

RH

Bar

6/18/2018

27.9 +/− 0.5

31.8 +/− 0.6

Ground Vivarium Control (GV)

1 g

20

Vendor

VIV

Chow

6/24/2018

26.1 +/− 0.6

30.0 +/− 0.3

  1. ISS: International Space Station, KSC: Kennedy Space Center, ACF: animal care facility, RH: rodent habitat cage, VIV: vivarium cage, Bar: NASA Rodent Nutrient Food Bars, Chow: standard chow.