The effects of individually ventilated cages on the respiratory systems of male and female Wistar rats from birth until adulthood

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the respiratory systems of male and female rats maintained in individually ventilated cages (IVCs) from birth until adulthood. METHODS: Female Wistar rats were housed in individually ventilated cages or conventional cages (CCs) and mated with male Wistar rats. After birth and...

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Main Authors: Guilherme D’Aprile Marchesi, Sônia de Fatima Soto, Isac de Castro, Thiago Guimarães Rodrigues, Henrique Takachi Moriya, Francine Maria de Almeida, Rogerio Pazetti, Joel Claudio Heimann, Luzia Naôko Shinohara Furukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
sex
rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322017000300171&lng=en&tlng=en