1. Health Evaluation of Experimental Laboratory Mice
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Tanya H. Burkholder, C. Garry Linton, Charmaine Foltz, Eleanor K Karlsson, and Joanne M. Smith
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,End point ,business.industry ,Alternative medicine ,MEDLINE ,General Medicine ,Disease ,Experimental laboratory ,Article ,Health surveillance ,Health evaluation ,medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,Body condition - Abstract
Good science and good animal care go hand in hand. A sick or distressed animal does not produce the reliable results that a healthy and unstressed animal produces. This unit describes the essentials of assessing mouse health, colony health surveillance, common conditions, and determination of appropriate endpoints. Understanding the health and well-being of the mice used in research enables the investigator to optimize research results and animal care.
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- 2012
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