The Laboratory RatMark A. Suckow, Steven H. Weisbroth, Craig L. Franklin Elsevier, 2005 M12 20 - 928 pages The Laboratory Rat, Second Edition features updated information on a variety of topics including: rat genetics and genomics, both spontaneous and induced disease; state-of-the-art technology for housing and husbandry; occupational health, and experimental models. A premier source of information on the laboratory rat that will be of interest to veterinary and medical students, senior graduate, graduate students, post-docs and researchers who utilize animals in biomedical research.
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... BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH Use of the rat in behavioral research began in the Department of Neurology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts shortly after Donaldson left Fig. 1-26 Professional staff of the Institute of Experimental ...
... BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH Use of the rat in behavioral research began in the Department of Neurology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts shortly after Donaldson left Fig. 1-26 Professional staff of the Institute of Experimental ...
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... behavioral studies using rats were done by three doctoral students at Clark University: Stewart, Kline, and Small ... behavior quickly shifted to one of Donaldson's doctoral students at the University of Chicago, John Broadus Watson ...
... behavioral studies using rats were done by three doctoral students at Clark University: Stewart, Kline, and Small ... behavior quickly shifted to one of Donaldson's doctoral students at the University of Chicago, John Broadus Watson ...
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... Behavior: An Introduction to Comparative Psychology, published in 1914. Although Watson believed that animal research would contribute much to the understanding of fundamental processes underlying human behavior, he also believed that ...
... Behavior: An Introduction to Comparative Psychology, published in 1914. Although Watson believed that animal research would contribute much to the understanding of fundamental processes underlying human behavior, he also believed that ...
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... behavioral research (Whishaw et al., 1983). Whishaw (Whishaw, 1999) gave a reasoned explanation that compares the behavior of the rat and the mouse (Mus musculus): ''The brown rat chose complexity as a survival trait whereas the mouse ...
... behavioral research (Whishaw et al., 1983). Whishaw (Whishaw, 1999) gave a reasoned explanation that compares the behavior of the rat and the mouse (Mus musculus): ''The brown rat chose complexity as a survival trait whereas the mouse ...
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... behavior of the Norway rat. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 15, 727–738. Richter, C.P. (1959). Rats, man, and the welfare state. Am. Psychol. 14, 18–28. Richter, C.P. (1968). Experiences of a reluctant rat-catcher. The common Norway rat—Friend or ...
... behavior of the Norway rat. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 15, 727–738. Richter, C.P. (1959). Rats, man, and the welfare state. Am. Psychol. 14, 18–28. Richter, C.P. (1968). Experiences of a reluctant rat-catcher. The common Norway rat—Friend or ...
Contents
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8 Analysis of Behavior in Laboratory Rats | 191 |
9 Nutrition | 219 |
18 Experimental Modeling and Research Methodology | 587 |
19 Anesthesia and Analgesia | 627 |
20 Euthanasia and Necropsy | 665 |
21 Integrating Biology with Rat Genomic Tools | 679 |
22 Gnotobiotics | 693 |
23 Spontaneous Surgically and Chemically Induced Models of Disease | 711 |
24 The Nude Rat | 733 |
25 Gerontology and AgeAssociated Lesions | 761 |
10 Housing and Environment | 303 |
11 Bacterial Mycoplasmal and Mycotic Infections | 339 |
12 Viral Disease | 423 |
13 Parasitic Diseases | 453 |
14 Neoplastic Disease | 479 |
15 Metabolic Traumatic and Miscellaneous Diseases | 513 |
16 Medical Management and Diagnostic Approaches | 547 |
17 Occupational Health and Safety | 565 |
26 Cardiovascular Research | 773 |
27 Toxicology | 803 |
28 Embryology and Teratology | 817 |
29 Immunology | 847 |
30 Wild and Black Rats | 865 |
Appendix 1 Selected Normative Data | 883 |
Index | 885 |
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