Revolutionary science: An improved running wheel for hamsters

Chronobiology International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-158

  Mrosovsky, N ^a   Salmon, Peggy A ^a   Vrang, Niels ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Hamster; Preference; Running wheel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN DEFECT; TREADMILL;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0031970287     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529808998679     Document Type: Article

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