A system for implanting laboratory mice with light-activated microtransponders

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 826-831

  Gruda, Maryann C ^a   Pinto, Amanda ^a   Craelius, Aaron ^a   Davidowitz, Hanan ^a   Kopacka, Wesley M ^a   Li, Ji ^a   Qian, Jay ^a   Rodriguez, Efrain ^a   Kuspiel, Edward ^b   Mandecki, Wlodek ^a  

^a Pharmaseq   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EAR; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; IMPLANTATION; LIGHT; MICROTRANSPONDER; MOUSE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; STRESS; TAIL;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 78650840799     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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