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Enrichment and outcomes in female lab mice

A new study systematically assesses cage enrichment and its effect on mouse welfare and experimental variability.

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Cheleuitte-Nieves, C. Enrichment and outcomes in female lab mice. Lab Anim 48, 53–54 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-018-0220-7

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