Can anyone explain how I rendered mice anosmic ?

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anosmia in mice reduced aggressive behaviour im looking for a simple orocedures in making mice not to be able to smell

A mouse model of anosmia can be achieved by application of zinc sulfate on the nasal mucosa of the animals. Here you can find a reference:

Does intranasal application of zinc sulfate produce anosmia in the mouse? An olfactometric and anatomical study, McBride, Slotnick and Margolis, 2003 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14627534)

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