Use of food wafers for multiple daily oral treatments in young rats

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-295

  Ferguson, Sherry A ^a   Boctor, Sherin Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; GROUPS BY AGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WAFER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; METHYLPHENIDATE; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 67549119397     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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