Mild cold‐stress depresses immune responses: Implications for cancer models involving laboratory mice

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Physiologically accurate mouse models of cancer are critical in the pre-clinical development of novel cancer therapies. However, current standardized animal-housing temperatures elicit chronic cold-associated stress in mice, which is further increased in the presence of tumor. This cold-stress significantly impacts experimental outcomes. Data from our lab and others suggest standard housing fundamentally alters...

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