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Collection of Mouse Urine for Bioassays

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Rodent bioassays often require fresh, uncontaminated urine from a large number of mice. The authors describe a quick and simple method to collect moderate to large amounts of urine from individual mice using disposable plastic trays.

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Figure 1: Individual mouse urine collection method using a disposable plastic container.
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We would like to thank A*STAR (R-178-000-010-303), Republic of Singapore for funding as well as Lim Lay Hong and Lim Wei Seng for reading the manuscript.

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Chew, J., Chua, K. Collection of Mouse Urine for Bioassays. Lab Anim 32, 48–50 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0803-48

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