The effect of cage size on reproductive performance and behavior of C57BL/6 mice

Lab Animal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 32-39

  Whitaker, Julia ^a   Moy, Sheryl S ^a   Saville, Benjamin R ^b   Godfrey, Virginia ^a   Nielsen, Judith ^a   Bellinger, Dwight ^a   Bradfield, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; C57BL MOUSE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RODENT DISEASE; STARTLE REFLEX; SURVIVAL RATE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; REPRODUCTION; RODENT DISEASES; STARTLE REACTION; SURVIVAL RATE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

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EID: 35548998850     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban1107-32     Document Type: Review

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