Cargando…

Standard laboratory housing for mice restricts their ability to segregate space into clean and dirty areas

Laboratory mice (Mus musculus) are typically housed in simple cages consisting of one open space. These standard cages may thwart mouse ability to segregate resting areas from areas where they eliminate, a behaviour that is prevalent across the animal kingdom. No scientific work has directly tested...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Makowska, I. Joanna, Franks, Becca, El-Hinn, Cathy, Jorgensen, Tina, Weary, Daniel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6467917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30992464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42512-3