Health monitoring of experimental rodent colonies; An overview

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 69-75

  Nicklas, Werner ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

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EID: 0346934355     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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