Commercial cotton nesting material as a predisposing factor for conjunctivitis in athymic nude mice.
Lab Anim (NY) 2001;
30:40-2. [PMID:
11385733]
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Abstract
Environmental enrichment for rodents is beneficial, but compatibility between the enrichment device and the rodent strain must also be considered. The authors present a case in which the use of a specific form of environmental enrichment--cotton bedding material--proved detrimental to the health of athymic nude mice, increasing the likelihood of conjunctivitis.
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