Standardisation of environmental enrichment for laboratory mice and rats: Utilisation, practicality and variation in experimental results

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-114

  Baumans, V ^a,b   van Loo, P L P ^b,c   Pham, T M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BREEDING; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STANDARDIZATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; WILD TYPE; WORKLOAD;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84860412121     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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