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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... female and subsequently to his white female offspring for seven successive generations. The origin of this male is unknown. The original white female was of the Douredoure strain, which probably was from Wistar. After his death, his ...
... female and subsequently to his white female offspring for seven successive generations. The origin of this male is unknown. The original white female was of the Douredoure strain, which probably was from Wistar. After his death, his ...
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... females were mated about 1915 to a wild Norway male caught in Berkeley (Bennett, 1975, 1978, 1991). The stock came to ... female in 1926 resulted in establishment of the ACI (August Copenhagen Irish) and ACP (August Copenhagen Piebald) ...
... females were mated about 1915 to a wild Norway male caught in Berkeley (Bennett, 1975, 1978, 1991). The stock came to ... female in 1926 resulted in establishment of the ACI (August Copenhagen Irish) and ACP (August Copenhagen Piebald) ...
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... female rats would have been mated at the same time 21 days previously. When the first female delivered, the other one was observed for the first sign of labor. When labor began, that female was briefly anesthetized with ether, placed in ...
... female rats would have been mated at the same time 21 days previously. When the first female delivered, the other one was observed for the first sign of labor. When labor began, that female was briefly anesthetized with ether, placed in ...
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... female rats housed individually or in groups of two to four were subjected to a variety of routine husbandry and experimental procedures, and heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure, and activity were measured. Lower cardiovascular ...
... female rats housed individually or in groups of two to four were subjected to a variety of routine husbandry and experimental procedures, and heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure, and activity were measured. Lower cardiovascular ...
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... female; and broad ligament, to the fallopian tubes and uterus of the female. IV. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM A. Upper Respiratory System The upper respiratory system of the rat does not differ in any great way from that of the typical mammal ...
... female; and broad ligament, to the fallopian tubes and uterus of the female. IV. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM A. Upper Respiratory System The upper respiratory system of the rat does not differ in any great way from that of the typical mammal ...
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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