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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... prevent pathogen contamination (Kraft, 1958; Kraft et al., 1964), has been characterized as ''a major milestone'' and ''the mainstay of efforts to maintain rodents free of adventitious pathogens in the research environment'' (Hessler ...
... prevent pathogen contamination (Kraft, 1958; Kraft et al., 1964), has been characterized as ''a major milestone'' and ''the mainstay of efforts to maintain rodents free of adventitious pathogens in the research environment'' (Hessler ...
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... prevent inbreeding depression. The concept behind the published cyclical mating schemes (Falconer, 1967; Kimura and Crow, 1963; Poiley, 1960; Rapp, 1972) is to preserve a given genetic variability as far as possible with the aim to ...
... prevent inbreeding depression. The concept behind the published cyclical mating schemes (Falconer, 1967; Kimura and Crow, 1963; Poiley, 1960; Rapp, 1972) is to preserve a given genetic variability as far as possible with the aim to ...
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... prevent excessive heat loss (Lee et al., 1969). The integument consists of hair dispersed over the body surface except for the nose, lips, and palmar and plantar surfaces of the feet. Hair growth in the rat is cyclic, with distinct ...
... prevent excessive heat loss (Lee et al., 1969). The integument consists of hair dispersed over the body surface except for the nose, lips, and palmar and plantar surfaces of the feet. Hair growth in the rat is cyclic, with distinct ...
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... prevent back-flow of fluid from the duct system into the glandular tissue. These contractions occur through a cooperation of sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation (Emmelin, 1981). The moisture content of the diet determines the ...
... prevent back-flow of fluid from the duct system into the glandular tissue. These contractions occur through a cooperation of sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation (Emmelin, 1981). The moisture content of the diet determines the ...
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... prevent tooth decay (Senoo, 2000). B. Esophagus The esophagus is accessible caudal to the diaphragm, permitting relatively easy esophageal-intestinal anastomosis and gastrectomy (Bivin et al., 1979). As in all rodents, the epithelium of ...
... prevent tooth decay (Senoo, 2000). B. Esophagus The esophagus is accessible caudal to the diaphragm, permitting relatively easy esophageal-intestinal anastomosis and gastrectomy (Bivin et al., 1979). As in all rodents, the epithelium of ...
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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