Burrowing behavior as an indicator of post-laparotomy pain in mice

Detection of persistent pain of a mild-to-moderate degree in laboratory mice is difficult because mice do not show unambiguous symptoms of pain or suffering using standard methods of short-term observational or clinical monitoring. This study investigated the potential use of burrowing performance —...

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Main Authors: Paulin Jirkof, Nikola Cesarovic, Andreas Rettich, Flora Nicholls, Burkhardt eSeifert, Margarete Arras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00165/full