Behavioural consequences of IVC cages on male and female C57BL/6J mice

Neuroscience

Volumn 237, Issue , 2013, Pages 285-293

  Logge, W ^a,b   Kingham, J ^c   Karl, T ^a,b,d  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; C57BL 6J; Filter top cage; Individually ventilated cage; Mouse; Sex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTER TOP CAGE; HOUSING; INDIVIDUAL VENTILATED CAGE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOVEMENT; PHENOTYPE; SENSORY GATING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VENTILATION;

EID: 84875668224     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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