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 59
... levels (Giralt and Armario, 1989). Holson et al. (1988) initially reported behavioral and adrenocortical evidence of an ''isolation stress syndrome'' in adult rats undergoing open field testing, which were reared singly from weaning to ...
... levels (Giralt and Armario, 1989). Holson et al. (1988) initially reported behavioral and adrenocortical evidence of an ''isolation stress syndrome'' in adult rats undergoing open field testing, which were reared singly from weaning to ...
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... levels, whereas female Wistar rats were shown to have elevated corticosterone levels in response to being individually housed (Brown and Grunberg, 1995). Greco et al. (1992) measured changes in the circadian rhythm of norepinephrine ...
... levels, whereas female Wistar rats were shown to have elevated corticosterone levels in response to being individually housed (Brown and Grunberg, 1995). Greco et al. (1992) measured changes in the circadian rhythm of norepinephrine ...
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... levels were normal or elevated, and the blood glucose insulin response to glucose loading was markedly abnormal. CDS rats do not become obese or hyperlipidemic, however males have a lower growth rate and more severe glucose intolerance ...
... levels were normal or elevated, and the blood glucose insulin response to glucose loading was markedly abnormal. CDS rats do not become obese or hyperlipidemic, however males have a lower growth rate and more severe glucose intolerance ...
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... levels, but comprise less than 1% of the total cells. In response to inhaled airway insult, a number of products are secreted by goblet cells, including mucins and glycoproteins (Rogers, 1994). Goblet cells serve as the progenitors to ...
... levels, but comprise less than 1% of the total cells. In response to inhaled airway insult, a number of products are secreted by goblet cells, including mucins and glycoproteins (Rogers, 1994). Goblet cells serve as the progenitors to ...
Page 129
... levels well exceed those normal for a rat, sodium salts of citrate or heparin may have been inadvertently used to collect plasma for serum analysis. B. Effects of Freezing or Hemolysis Methods used for collection and processing of blood ...
... levels well exceed those normal for a rat, sodium salts of citrate or heparin may have been inadvertently used to collect plasma for serum analysis. B. Effects of Freezing or Hemolysis Methods used for collection and processing of blood ...
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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