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Positive Punishment Using Operant Conditioning
November 5, 2019
In our previous article, we discussed positive reinforcement, a powerful behavior that is established using operant conditioning and reinforcing stimuli, such…
Hand-Drawn Mazes: Maze Solving in Schizophrenia
October 27, 2019
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects 23 million people worldwide. The key features of schizophrenia include distortions in: sense of self, behavior,…
Short Term Memory
October 18, 2019
There are hardly any tasks that can be completed without using short term memory. Indeed, as you are reading this sentence, you are using your short term…
Testing Olfactory Behavior in Mice
October 18, 2019
Olfaction, more commonly known as a sense of smell, is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom and central to the life of many creatures. Mice for example rely on…
RBF/DnJ Mouse Strain
October 15, 2019
Overview RBF/DnJ, also known as POSF, is an inbred strain of mouse model that is especially useful for antibody production.[1]
MA/MyJ Mouse Strain
October 15, 2019
Overview MA/MyJ, also known as Marsh (Albino) Murray, is an inbred mouse strain noted for its liver abnormalities.[1]
J:NU Mouse Strain
October 15, 2019
Overview J:NU, also known as outbred athymic nude, is an outbred strain of nude mouse that is severely immunodeficiency and used in immunology research.[1]
DBA/1LacJ Mouse Strain
October 15, 2019
Overview DBA/1LacJ, also know as D1Lac or DBA1Lac, is an inbred strain of mouse, a member of DBA strain family, that is noted for its use in the study of…
DBA/1J Mouse Strain
October 15, 2019
Overview DBA/1J, also known as DBA/1 or D1, is an inbred mouse strain that is used for a range of research applications, most commonly arthritis.[1]
129P1/ReJ Mouse Strain
October 12, 2019
Overview 129P1/ReJ, also known as 129P1, is an inbred strain of mouse that is a parental member of the 129 family of strains used in cancer research.[1]
C57BL/10SnJ Mouse Strain
October 12, 2019
Overview C57BL/10SnJ, also known as B10 Snell J, Black 10 Snell J, C57BL10, B10 or Black 10, is an inbred strain of mouse closely related to the popular…
129S1/SvImJ Mouse Strain
October 12, 2019
Overview 129S1/SvImJ, also known as 129S1, is one of the “steel” substrains of the 129 mouse strain family.[1]
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Grip Strength Tests in Rodents
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Rodent Metabolism and Measurable Metabolic Parameters
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Methods of Cleaning And Sterilization in the Laboratory
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