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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... Laboratory. Animal. Medicine. It is estimated that between 90–95% of the animals used in biomedical research are mice and rats; thus, the role that they serve in advancing both human and animal health is vital. Their value to the ...
... Laboratory. Animal. Medicine. It is estimated that between 90–95% of the animals used in biomedical research are mice and rats; thus, the role that they serve in advancing both human and animal health is vital. Their value to the ...
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... laboratory animal. From the outset, three features of the story deserve acknowledgment. First, it will be possible in the brief space of this chapter to touch only the highlights (but these cannot be treated equally because many ...
... laboratory animal. From the outset, three features of the story deserve acknowledgment. First, it will be possible in the brief space of this chapter to touch only the highlights (but these cannot be treated equally because many ...
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... laboratory rat. Donaldson's choice of the rat as a laboratory animal was no mere accident. The depth of his reasoning can be seen in the following quotes from his book (Donaldson, 1924): In enumerating the qualifications of the rat as a ...
... laboratory rat. Donaldson's choice of the rat as a laboratory animal was no mere accident. The depth of his reasoning can be seen in the following quotes from his book (Donaldson, 1924): In enumerating the qualifications of the rat as a ...
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... laboratory animal health, (2) support and preservation of valuable animal stocks, (3) the nomenclature and genetic standards for various strains and stocks of animals, (4) the dissemination and exchange of information on laboratory animal ...
... laboratory animal health, (2) support and preservation of valuable animal stocks, (3) the nomenclature and genetic standards for various strains and stocks of animals, (4) the dissemination and exchange of information on laboratory animal ...
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... Laboratory Animal Science.) Fig. 1-56 Plywood transfer hood of Kraft for changing filter. Fig. 1-54 Lisbeth M. Kraft, who introduced and promoted the filter cap cage system for pathogen exclusion. (Courtesy of Lisbeth M. Kraft.) Agency ...
... Laboratory Animal Science.) Fig. 1-56 Plywood transfer hood of Kraft for changing filter. Fig. 1-54 Lisbeth M. Kraft, who introduced and promoted the filter cap cage system for pathogen exclusion. (Courtesy of Lisbeth M. Kraft.) Agency ...
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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