Anesthesia and Analgesia for Common Research Models of Adult Mice Publisher



Ahmadinoorbakhsh S^{1, 2} ; Farajli Abbasi M³ ; Ghasemi M⁴ ; Bayat G⁵ ; Davoodian N⁶ ; Sharifpaghaleh E^{1, 7, 8} ; Poormoosavi SM⁹ ; Rafizadeh M¹⁰ ; Maleki M¹¹ ; Shirzadaski H¹² ; Kargar Jahromi H¹³ ; Dadkhah M¹⁴ ; Khalvati B¹⁵ ; Safari T^{16, 17} Show All Authors
Source: Laboratory Animal Research Published:2022

Abstract

Anesthesia and analgesia are major components of many interventional studies on laboratory animals. However, various studies have shown improper reporting or use of anesthetics/analgesics in research proposals and published articles. In many cases, it seems “anesthesia” and “analgesia” are used interchangeably, while they are referring to two different concepts. Not only this is an unethical practice, but also it may be one of the reasons for the proven suboptimal quality of many animal researches. This is a widespread problem among investigations on various species of animals. However, it could be imagined that it may be more prevalent for the most common species of laboratory animals, such as the laboratory mice. In this review, proper anesthetic/analgesic methods for routine procedures on laboratory mice are discussed. We considered the available literature and critically reviewed their anesthetic/analgesic methods. Detailed dosing and pharmacological information for the relevant drugs are provided and some of the drugs’ side effects are discussed. This paper provides the necessary data for an informed choice of anesthetic/analgesic methods in some routine procedures on laboratory mice. © 2022, The Author(s).