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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Page 104
... concentrations (Stumpel et al., 2000). Transport of intact peptides and proteins from the intestinal lumen into the blood differs from the regular process of food digestion and absorption. Intestinal absorption of minute amounts of ...
... concentrations (Stumpel et al., 2000). Transport of intact peptides and proteins from the intestinal lumen into the blood differs from the regular process of food digestion and absorption. Intestinal absorption of minute amounts of ...
Page 129
... concentration is noted when large numbers of samples are processed for clinical chemistry, owing to a slight increase in ... concentrations of these analytes. When serum sodium levels well exceed those normal for a rat, sodium salts of ...
... concentration is noted when large numbers of samples are processed for clinical chemistry, owing to a slight increase in ... concentrations of these analytes. When serum sodium levels well exceed those normal for a rat, sodium salts of ...
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... concentrations. In many cases, rats are not truly anemic but have mild decreases in red cell mass well within reference intervals for RBCs and hemoglobin (HGB) (Table 5-3). Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is generally normal, mean ...
... concentrations. In many cases, rats are not truly anemic but have mild decreases in red cell mass well within reference intervals for RBCs and hemoglobin (HGB) (Table 5-3). Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is generally normal, mean ...
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... concentration is more specific and more consistently elevated in glomerular disease. Increased serum BUN concentration ... concentrations. Requires immunoassay (1) Requires enzyme assay, highly sensitive for detecting brush border injury ...
... concentration is more specific and more consistently elevated in glomerular disease. Increased serum BUN concentration ... concentrations. Requires immunoassay (1) Requires enzyme assay, highly sensitive for detecting brush border injury ...
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... concentrations as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in plasma are reported to be relatively specific for cardiac injury in rats (O'Brien et al., 1997; Bertsch et al., 1999). Troponin-T is accepted by regulatory ...
... concentrations as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in plasma are reported to be relatively specific for cardiac injury in rats (O'Brien et al., 1997; Bertsch et al., 1999). Troponin-T is accepted by regulatory ...
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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