Floor space needs for laboratory mice: C57BL/6 males in solid-bottom cages with bedding

ILAR Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-36

  Fullwood, Steven ^a   Hicks, Tiffanie A ^a   Brown, Jack C ^b   Norman, Reid L ^a   McGlone, John J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0005723003     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.39.1.29     Document Type: Article

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