TY - JOUR T1 - Hematology and Clinical Chemistry Reference Ranges for Laboratory-Bred Natal Multimammate Mice (Mastomys natalensis) AU - Wozniak, David M. AU - Kirchoff, Norman AU - Hansen-Kant, Katharina AU - Sogoba, Nafomon AU - Safronetz, David AU - Prescott, Joseph AB - Laboratory-controlled physiological data for the multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) are scarce, despite this species being a known reservoir and vector for zoonotic viruses, including the highly pathogenic Lassa virus, as well as other arenaviruses and many species of bacteria. For this reason, M. natalensis is an important rodent for the study of host-virus interactions within laboratory settings. Herein, we provide basic blood parameters for age- and sex-distributed animals in regards to blood counts, cell phenotypes and serum chemistry of a specific-pathogen-monitored M.natalensis breeding colony, to facilitate scientific insight into this important and widespread rodent species. KW - Mastomys natalensis KW - multimammate mouse KW - multimammate rat KW - blood KW - reference value KW - normal value KW - baseline KW - clinical chemistry KW - Lassa virus KW - 610 Medizin und Gesundheit PY - 2021 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut JO - viruses VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 1 EP - 12 DO - 10.3390/v13020187 ER -