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Research Paper

Potential for using a hermetically-sealed, positive-pressured isocage system for studies involving germ-free mice outside a flexible-film isolator

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Pages 255-265 | Received 26 Mar 2015, Accepted 15 Jun 2015, Published online: 25 Jul 2015

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