A balance device for the analysis of behavioural patterns of the mouse

Animal Welfare

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-188

  Schlingmann, F ^a   Van De Weerd, H A ^b   Baumans, V ^b   Remie, R ^a   Van Zutphen, L F M ^b  

^a Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Balance device; Behavioural analysis; Behavioural patterns; Circadian rhythm; Mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000606975     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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