Maintaining aged rodents for biogerontology research

Lab Animal

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 36-41

  Nadon, Nancy L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RODENTIA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GERIATRICS; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GERIATRICS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS;

EID: 6944248738     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban0904-36     Document Type: Article

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