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 xi
... reduced descriptions of older and rarely encountered agents, but heightened attention to newer agents, e.g., the rat parvoviruses and Helicobacter — not even known (or delineated) at the time of the first edition. Finally, the Editors ...
... reduced descriptions of older and rarely encountered agents, but heightened attention to newer agents, e.g., the rat parvoviruses and Helicobacter — not even known (or delineated) at the time of the first edition. Finally, the Editors ...
Page 18
... (Reduced to one-twelfth natural size). (B) Illustration of tube from which daily ration is discharged during each diet period. (Reduced to one-fourth natural size).'' and maintenance in rats. This led to supplementation of ''incomplete ...
... (Reduced to one-twelfth natural size). (B) Illustration of tube from which daily ration is discharged during each diet period. (Reduced to one-fourth natural size).'' and maintenance in rats. This led to supplementation of ''incomplete ...
Page 31
... reduced to one pregnant female that later whelped to provide the only breeders for perpetuating that line. The Fischer 230 strain was eventually lost, but this may not have been due to problems in transporting the colony (Dunning, 1977) ...
... reduced to one pregnant female that later whelped to provide the only breeders for perpetuating that line. The Fischer 230 strain was eventually lost, but this may not have been due to problems in transporting the colony (Dunning, 1977) ...
Page 54
... reduction, refinement, and replacement in experimental design and conduct, not only for ethical and humane reasons, but for scientific integrity as well. To assure animals are used ethically and humanely in quality scientific inquiry ...
... reduction, refinement, and replacement in experimental design and conduct, not only for ethical and humane reasons, but for scientific integrity as well. To assure animals are used ethically and humanely in quality scientific inquiry ...
Page 58
... reduced to a greater degree by social grouping in a smaller space rather than by providing animals a larger space (Sharp et al., 2003b). Conversely, other studies have documented no significant difference in physiologic parameters ...
... reduced to a greater degree by social grouping in a smaller space rather than by providing animals a larger space (Sharp et al., 2003b). Conversely, other studies have documented no significant difference in physiologic parameters ...
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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