The effect of housing environment on bone healing in a critical radius defect in New Zealand White rabbits.

The effect of housing environment on bone healing in a critical radius defect in New Zealand White rabbits.

In animal studies on bone healing, the effect of housing space and physical activity are seldom taken into account. Bone formation was evaluated in New Zealand White rabbits (mean ± SEM BW: 3.9 ± 0.11 kg) with a critical bone defect after 12 weeks of rehabilitation in pair-housing in 3 m2 large floo...

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Main Authors: Patricia Hedenqvist, Amela Trbakovic, Torbjörn Mellgren, Caroline Öhman-Mägi, Petra Hammarström Johansson, Elin Manell, Stina Ekman, Cecilia Ley, Marianne Jensen-Waern, Andreas Thor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233530

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233530

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