Ammonia and carbon dioxide concentrations in disposable and reusable ventilated mouse cages

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-62

  Silverman, Jerald ^a   Bays, David W ^a   Cooper, Sheldon F ^a   Baker, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMIDITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; VENTILATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 41849140059     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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