A new analytical system for quantification scratching behaviour in mice

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-38

  Orito, K ^a   Chida, Y ^b   Fujisawa, C ^c   Arkwright, H ^d   Matsuda, ^c  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compound 48 80; Computer analysis; Mice; Scratching behaviour; Scratching duration

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND 48-80;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; HINDLIMB; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NECK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCRATCHING; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HINDLIMB; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOVEMENT; NECK; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PRURITUS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 1242320239     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05744.x     Document Type: Article

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