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LAB ANIMAL
Volume 37, Issue 11, Pages 513-519Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/laban1108-513
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- NICHD NIH HHS [R21 HD047347-02] Funding Source: Medline
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For the past 50 years, the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) has been a popular animal model in numerous fields of research. The quails 16-d developmental period and its easily accessible embryo make C. japonica a convenient model for studies of developmental biology. Because its lifespan is relatively short and its physiology is comparable to that of humans, the adult quail is useful for studies of aging and disease. The authors describe the Japanese quail as an animal model and, drawing on their experience raising a quail colony at the California Institute of Technology, present detailed guidelines for the husbandry of the species.
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