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In this chapter, I summarize the basic and general physiology of experimental rabbits. The information should be helpful for researchers who use rabbits as an experimental tool. The emphasis will be given to the comparison between rabbits and humans.
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Morimoto, M. (2009). General Physiology of Rabbits. In: Houdebine, LM., Fan, J. (eds) Rabbit Biotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2227-1_5
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