Optimising reliability of mouse performance in behavioural testing: the major role of non-aversive handling.

Handling method had a highly significant influence on general exploratory behaviour during testing: mice handled using a tunnel or cupped on the open hand exhibited much more active exploration and less caution than those that were picked up by the tail (P < 0.0001, Table 1a ; Fig. 3a ).

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