 Research in the SPF experiment room |
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 Physiological studies are conducted to find the effects of methylmercury
on the central nervous system by behavioral scientific technique |
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| The facilities consist of three buildings: SPF (specific pathogen free)
animals experiment facilities, medium animal experiment facilities, and
small animal experiment facilities. In addition to rooms for raising the
animals including P2 level, there are rooms for surgical dissection, behavioral
experiments, physiological experiments, treatment, and washing, all with
experimental factors appropriately controlled, including temperature humidity,
ventilation, and lighting. The SPF facilities are equipped with air shower,
autoclaves, bath boxes, and bath rooms, to control microorganisms to the
fullest possible extent. These facilities allow for the accommodation of
experimental animals (including SPF animals), such as transgenic or knockout
mice, rats, rabbits, birds, and monkeys. |
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Sterilization of cages for raising animals by autoclaves |
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Experiment on monkeys exposed to long-term trace amounts of methylmercury |
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