Adaptation period of laboratory animals after transport: A review

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-190

  Van Ruiven, R ^a,b   Meijer, G W ^a   Van Zutphen, L F M ^b   Ritskes Hoitinga, J ^a,c  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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