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Waking inactivity as a welfare indicator in laboratory mice: investigating postures, facial expressions and depression-like states

Animal welfare assessment relies on valid and practical indicators of affect. In mice, the most widely used research vertebrates, lying still with eyes open, inactive-but-awake (IBA) in the home cage, has potential to be one such indicator. IBA is elevated in barren, conventional housing compared wi...

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Autores principales: MacLellan, Aileen, Nazal, Basma, Young, Lauren, Mason, Georgia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9627452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36340516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221083