Controlling allergens in animal rooms by using curtains

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 51-53

  Krohn, Thomas C ^a   Itter, Gabi ^b   Fosse, Richard ^b   Hansen, Axel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SANOFI AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HUMIDITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ROOM VENTILATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VENTILATION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33744830032     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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