Assessing the exploratory and anxiety-related behaviors of mice. Do different caging systems affect the outcome of behavioral tests?

Abstract Ample studies have shown that housing can affect the health, welfare and behavior of mice and therefore, the outcomes of certain experiments. The aim of this study was to investigate if three widely used housing systems, Open Top Cages (OTC), Motor Free Ventilated Cages (MFVC) and Individua...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physiology & behavior 2017-08, Vol.177, p.68-73
Hauptverfasser:	Polissidis, Alexia, Zelelak, Sofia, Nikita, Maria, Alexakos, Pavlos, Stasinopoulou, Marianna, Kakazanis, Zacharias-Ioannis, Kostomitsopoulos, Nikolaos
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis of Variance Animals Anxiety Anxiety-related behavior Behavior, Animal Cage Environment Exploratory Behavior Housing, Animal Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Motor Activity Psychiatry Psychological Tests Random Allocation
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