Effect of two types of environmental enrichment for singly housed mice on food intake and weight gain

Lab Animal

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 29-32

  Robertson, Kimberly L ^a   Rowland, Neil E ^a  

^a 114 Psychology Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; EATING; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; DIET; EATING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MICE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33646083707     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban1005-29     Document Type: Article

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