The Mice Drawer System (MDS) experiment and the space endurance record-breaking mice.

The Italian Space Agency, in line with its scientific strategies and the National Utilization Plan for the International Space Station (ISS), contracted Thales Alenia Space Italia to design and build a spaceflight payload for rodent research on ISS: the Mice Drawer System (MDS). The payload, to be i...

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Main Authors: Ranieri Cancedda, Yi Liu, Alessandra Ruggiu, Sara Tavella, Roberta Biticchi, Daniela Santucci, Silvia Schwartz, Paolo Ciparelli, Giancarlo Falcetti, Chiara Tenconi, Vittorio Cotronei, Salvatore Pignataro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3362598?pdf=render