Validation study of social housing of canines in toxicology studies

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 29-30

  Mack, Pamela A ^a,b   Bell, Robin M ^a   Tubo, Bruce L ^a   Ashline, Jacob A ^a   Smiler, Kathleen L ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0041779348     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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