Mixed-strain housing for female C57BL/6, DBA/2, and BALB/c mice: validating a split-plot design that promotes refinement and reduction.

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Published in BMC Med Res Methodol on January 27, 2016

Authors

Michael Walker1, Carole Fureix1, Rupert Palme2, Jonathan A Newman3, Jamie Ahloy Dallaire1, Georgia Mason4

Author Affiliations

1: Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2 W1, Canada.
2: Department of Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, A-1210, Austria.
3: College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2 W1, Canada.
4: Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2 W1, Canada. gmason@uoguelph.ca.

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