Differences in animal housing facilities and diet may affect study outcomes-a plea for inclusion of such information in publications

DNA Repair

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 651-653

  Reliene, Ramune ^a   Schiestl, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ATM PROTEIN; FAT; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELFARE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER GROWTH; DIET; LETTER; LIFESPAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHENOTYPE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646792599     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2006.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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