Social conflict reduction program for male mice

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 24-26

  Emond, Michel ^a   Faubert, Stéphane ^a   Perkins, Martin ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFLICT; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FIGHTING; INJURY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STRESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141783864     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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