Behavioral tests for evaluating the characteristics of brain diseases in rodent models: Optimal choices for improved outcomes (Review)
- Authors:
- Lingyi Huang
- Dongqiong Xiao
- Hao Sun
- Yi Qu
- Xiaojuan Su
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Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), West China Second University Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China - Published online on: March 28, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2022.12699
- Article Number: 183
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