Welfare evaluation of genetically modified mice - An inventory study of reports to the Danish animal experiments inspectorate

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-53

  Thon, Rikke ^a   Lassen, Jesper ^a   Hansen, Axel Kornerup ^a   Jegstrup, Inger Marie ^a   Ritskes Hoitinga, Merel ^a  

^a M and B A/S   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EUTHANASIA; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; SUBFERTILITY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0036378659     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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