Chapter 4.4 Methodological considerations for testing learning in mice

Techniques in the Behavioral and Neural Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue C, 1999, Pages 638-651

  Crusio, Wim E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 77956969176     PISSN: 09210709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-0709(99)80050-9     Document Type: Article

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