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Design Considerations for Rack-Based Aquatic Research Systems

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Growth in the application of the aquatic animal research model has led to a new market for the design, manufacture, installation, and commissioning of rack-based aquatic research systems. The author highlights fundamental design considerations that must be understood in advance to provide systems that meet the needs of those people procuring, using, and maintaining them.

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  1. Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1996).

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Correspondence to Edward D. Aneshansley MPS.

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Aneshansley, E. Design Considerations for Rack-Based Aquatic Research Systems. Lab Anim 34, 35–38 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0105-35

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