A Method for Promoting Regular Exercise in Rabbits Involved in Orthopedics Research

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 77-80

  Oyen Tiesma, M ^a   Atkinson, J ^b   Haut, R C ^a,b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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