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The Health of Laboratory Animals

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The health of an animal comprises its physical and psychological well being, in addition to its genetic integrity. It results from the interaction of the animal with other live organisms and its physical environment. Organized and methodical daily observation of the behavior and general appearance of an animal is a way of generally evaluating its health, even without the use of deep clinical and laboratory exams.

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    Nomenclature recommended by the International Laboratory Animal Committee (1964).

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  1. Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleao de Barros, 925, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Monica Levy Andersen & Sergio Tufik

  2. Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Napoleão de Barros # 925, 3rd Floor, São Paulo, SP, 04020-002, Brazil

    Vânia D’Almeida Ph.D.

  3. Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Tres de Maio, 100, São Paulo, SP, 04044-010, Brazil

    Gui Mi Ko

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Vontz Center for Molecular Studies—University of Cincinnati, 3125 Eden Ave, Room 1200, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA

    Paulo José Forcina Martins Ph.D.

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    Sergio Tufik

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Andersen, M.L., D’Almeida, V., Ko, G.M., Martins, P.J.F., Tufik, S. (2016). The Health of Laboratory Animals. In: Andersen, M., Tufik, S. (eds) Rodent Model as Tools in Ethical Biomedical Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11578-8_6

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