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 94
... normal, healthy Norway rat is long and slender. The tail is hairless and may be as long as 85% of the total body. The tail is proportionately longer in females than in males. Growth rates and maturation times for rats varies by strain ...
... normal, healthy Norway rat is long and slender. The tail is hairless and may be as long as 85% of the total body. The tail is proportionately longer in females than in males. Growth rates and maturation times for rats varies by strain ...
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... Normal intraocular pressure in the adult rat has been shown to be 10 to 16.5 mm Hg (Cabrera et al., 1999; Kontiola et al., 2001). Measurements of intraocular pressure using a rebound tonometer have been found to correlate closely with ...
... Normal intraocular pressure in the adult rat has been shown to be 10 to 16.5 mm Hg (Cabrera et al., 1999; Kontiola et al., 2001). Measurements of intraocular pressure using a rebound tonometer have been found to correlate closely with ...
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... normal rat, even when allowed an adequate supply of drinking water, the urine osmolarity is in the region of 1,000- to 1,500 mOsm compared with the normal tissue osmolarity of about 300 mOsm. There is a significant osmotic gradient in ...
... normal rat, even when allowed an adequate supply of drinking water, the urine osmolarity is in the region of 1,000- to 1,500 mOsm compared with the normal tissue osmolarity of about 300 mOsm. There is a significant osmotic gradient in ...
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... Normal development of the hyaloid and retinal vessels in the rat. Br J Ophthalmol 43, 385–393. Carmeliet, G., Vico, L., and Bouillon, R. (2001). Space flight: a challenge for normal bone homeostasis. Crit. Rev. Eukaryot. Gene Expr. 11 ...
... Normal development of the hyaloid and retinal vessels in the rat. Br J Ophthalmol 43, 385–393. Carmeliet, G., Vico, L., and Bouillon, R. (2001). Space flight: a challenge for normal bone homeostasis. Crit. Rev. Eukaryot. Gene Expr. 11 ...
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... Normal and transplanted rat kidneys: diffusion MR imaging at 7 T. Radiology 231, 702–709. Zabel, M., and Schieber T.H. (1980). Histochemical, autoradiographic and electron microscopic investigations of the renal proximal tubule of male ...
... Normal and transplanted rat kidneys: diffusion MR imaging at 7 T. Radiology 231, 702–709. Zabel, M., and Schieber T.H. (1980). Histochemical, autoradiographic and electron microscopic investigations of the renal proximal tubule of male ...
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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