Effect of group housing and oral corticosterone administration on weight gain and locomotor development in neonatal Rats

Animal Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-176

  Young, L A ^a   Pavlovska Teglia, G ^a   Stodulski, G ^a   Hau, J ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal model; Animal welfare; Corticosterone administration; Group housing; Neonatal; Rat; Stress; Swim test; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004568533     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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