Comparative Acomys and Mus Study

A total of 20 Acomyscahirinus and 20 Musmusculus (20–30 g) of either sex, bred and maintained in the institutional animal house were used for the experiment. Mice were housed in well-ventilated cages, under naturally controlled environment of temperature, humidity, and standard day/night light cycles. The animals were allowed standard food pellets and water ad libitum. All mice experiments were carried out following the national guidelines for the care and use of animals. The study was approved by the institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) at Cairo University with approval number (CU/I/F/86/20). Additionally, all animal studies were performed in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines.