Title: germ-free animal
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - germ-free animal
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15735
Status: current

Definition
Animal grown under sterile conditions in the period of postnatal development: Such animals are usually obtained by Caesarean operation and kept in special sterile boxes in which there are no viable microorganisms (sterile air, food, and water are supplied).

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1228 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

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Citation: Citation: 'germ-free animal' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15735
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