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Maintaining Mice for Neurobehavioral Examination

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Organism Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Part of the book series: Neuromethods ((NM,volume 100))

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Stringent conditions are required to maintain mice for experimental research. They are presented in guidelines for housing mice. Housing mice for behavioral or neurophysiological experiments requires specific adjustments. This chapter addresses the following questions. Does the ventilation system or the available ground surface impact behavioral measures? Does enriched environment modulate cognitive processes or anxiety? Handling is recommended preliminarily to experiment by several authors. Have handling or gentling an impact on behavioral processes? What are the consequences of social deprivation that is applied very often for technical reasons? Ear punch, tattooing, or tagging: What is the best solution to identify the mouse in behavioral research?

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    Pierre L. Roubertoux

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Roubertoux, P.L. (2015). Maintaining Mice for Neurobehavioral Examination. In: Roubertoux, P. (eds) Organism Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Neuromethods, vol 100. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2250-5_13

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