Getting a handle on rat familiarization: The impact of handling protocols on classic tests of stress in Rattus norvegicus.
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DOI: 10.1177/00236772221142687
Abstract: Experimenter familiarization with laboratory rodents through handling prior to experimentation is an important practice in neurobehavioral research and is implicated in stress, study variability, and replicability. Unfortunately, different handling protocols have not been thoroughly examined.… read more here.
Keywords: time; stress; familiarization; impact ... See more keywords