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A Protocol for Housing Mice in an Enriched Environment

DOI :

10.3791/52874-v

9:30 min

June 8th, 2015

June 8th, 2015

17,510 Views

1Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University

Environmental enrichment for mice requires a complex and challenging setup, as well as comprehensive husbandry and handling techniques to assure robust metabolic and anti-cancer effects in the mice. This protocol provides detailed procedures to reproduce the above mentioned effects in mice.

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