The use of laminar flow for obtaining germ-free mice.
Hysterectomy in a laminar-flow cabinet affords greater economy of time and effort in obtaining germ-free mice than other methods. No contamination has occurred during the surgical procedure or in the subsequent transfer of the neonates into germ-free isolators.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007044:Hysterectomy; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011247:Pregnancy; D014691:Ventilation