Stress relief: Lab mice that exercise control may be more normal
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 07:57
in Biology & Nature
Purdue University scientists found that mice raised in cages may relieve stress with behaviours associated with mice in the wild. And for researchers using lab mice, this may mean that by allowing mice to express these behaviours they can conduct research with animals that act and respond more naturally, hopefully making research data more reliable...
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