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• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, 2003 (PDF - 5.6 MB)
• Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals, 2008 (PDF - 835 KB) erratum (FIG. 2-1, PDF - 55 KB)
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• APS Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols 2006 (PDF - 545 KB)
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