Promoting the "3Rs" principle in developmental biology with early and convenient diagnosis of pregnancy in mice

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 655-659

  Seaborn, Tommy ^a   Moulin, Julie Alexandra ^a   Côté, Mélissa ^a   Tremblay, Yves ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mating; Pregnancy prediction; Reduction; Refinement; Weight increase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BREEDING; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 80355129915     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-073A     Document Type: Article

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