The Morris water maze

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 49-50

  Mulder, Guy B ^a   Pritchett, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; LABORATORY TEST; MAZE TEST; MORRIS WATER MAZE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCAPE REACTION; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; MOTOR SKILLS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041819525     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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