Characterization of transgenic mice - A comparison of protocols for welfare evaluation and phenotype characterization of mice with a suggestion on a future certificate of instruction

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Jegstrup, I ^a   Thon, R ^b   Hansen, A K ^c   Hoitinga, M Ritskes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b M and B A/S   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal care; Characterization; Health; Phenotype; Transgenic; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; INFORMATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TECHNIQUE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0037248051     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367703762226647     Document Type: Article

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