Commercial cotton nesting material as a predisposing factor for conjunctivitis in athymic nude mice.
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.
Bazille
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Department of Research Animal Resources, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 351, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Koniar
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Gunther
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D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D003368:Gossypium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology