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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00165/full |