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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... involved with this project has earned the gratitude of the Editors. To the extent that the text is found useful as a frequently consulted reference by the intended audience, the Editors will believe their fondest hopes for the book have ...
... involved with this project has earned the gratitude of the Editors. To the extent that the text is found useful as a frequently consulted reference by the intended audience, the Editors will believe their fondest hopes for the book have ...
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... involved in establishment of Rattus norvegicus as a leading 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 ...
... involved in establishment of Rattus norvegicus as a leading 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 ...
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... involved with the details of operating the colony. As a result of this experience, Miss Duhring was given charge of the colony and Greenman began planning for a new building. Plans were developed over a period of 2 years and, in 1921, a ...
... involved with the details of operating the colony. As a result of this experience, Miss Duhring was given charge of the colony and Greenman began planning for a new building. Plans were developed over a period of 2 years and, in 1921, a ...
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... involved. The studies in Hunt's laboratory were initially based on use of the cariogenic diet of Hoppert, Webber, and Canniff (Hoppert et al., 1932), which consisted of coarsely ground hulled 32 J. RUSSELL LINDSEYAND HENRY J. BAKER.
... involved. The studies in Hunt's laboratory were initially based on use of the cariogenic diet of Hoppert, Webber, and Canniff (Hoppert et al., 1932), which consisted of coarsely ground hulled 32 J. RUSSELL LINDSEYAND HENRY J. BAKER.
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... involved in the germ-free work at Notre Dame almost from its beginning (Trexler, 2002). He was Associate Director of LOBUND from 1936 to 1961. From Instructor in 1935, he received a number of promotions to become Professor of ...
... involved in the germ-free work at Notre Dame almost from its beginning (Trexler, 2002). He was Associate Director of LOBUND from 1936 to 1961. From Instructor in 1935, he received a number of promotions to become Professor of ...
Contents
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5Clinical Pathology of the Rat | 127 |
6 Reproduction and Breeding | 147 |
7 Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Genetic Modifications in Rats | 165 |
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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