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New system to examine the activity and water and food intake of germ-free mice in a sealed positive-pressure cage

Germ-free (GF) mice are useful models for the examination of host–microbe interactions in health and disease. We recently reported on the maintenance of individual GF mice for more than 1 year in a sealed positive-pressure cage. However, no useful system exists to automatically record basic behavior...

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Autores principales: Niimi, Kimie, Takahashi, Eiki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6706585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31463382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02176