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. 1979 Dec;29(6):770-80.

The woodchuck, Marmota monax, as a laboratory animal

R A Young, E A Sims
  • PMID: 529775

The woodchuck, Marmota monax, as a laboratory animal

R A Young et al. Lab Anim Sci. 1979 Dec.

Abstract

The woodchuck or groundhog (Marmota monax) has been used as a biomedical model for studies of obesity and energy balance, endocrine and metabolic function, central nervous system control mechanisms and cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and neoplastic disease. Methods of care of a woodchuck colony, techniques for handling, restraint, anesthesia, blood sampling and breeding were developed.

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