Housing-induced changes in the febrile response of juvenile and adult golden hamsters

Journal of Experimental Animal Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 151-155

  Kuhnen, G ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cage size; Core temperature; Environmental enrichment; Fever; Golden hamster; Housing; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENT; FEVER; HAMSTER; HOUSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0032898683     PISSN: 09398600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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