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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... response of experimental animals cannot be ascribed to a single factor but probably encompasses genetics, diet, general health and environmental conditions'' (Heston et al., 1953). The evidence was clear: the prevailing husbandry ...
... response of experimental animals cannot be ascribed to a single factor but probably encompasses genetics, diet, general health and environmental conditions'' (Heston et al., 1953). The evidence was clear: the prevailing husbandry ...
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... response, both OLAW and AAALAC modified their reporting timeframes to allow institutions to use the USDA reporting period. PHS Policy requires semiannual animal care and use program reviews and facility inspections and allows the ...
... response, both OLAW and AAALAC modified their reporting timeframes to allow institutions to use the USDA reporting period. PHS Policy requires semiannual animal care and use program reviews and facility inspections and allows the ...
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... RESPONSE FROM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. Reaction to the ARDF petition and the subsequent 2000 lawsuit settlement was vigorous within the scientific community. National organizations, such as the Federation of American Societies for ...
... RESPONSE FROM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. Reaction to the ARDF petition and the subsequent 2000 lawsuit settlement was vigorous within the scientific community. National organizations, such as the Federation of American Societies for ...
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... responses to stress: what does a rat find stressful? Lab. Anim. 31, 42–50. Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (Pub.L.99-158, Sec. 495) and subsequent amendments. Holson, R.R., Scallet, A.C., Ali S.F., et al. (1988). Adrenocorticol, B ...
... responses to stress: what does a rat find stressful? Lab. Anim. 31, 42–50. Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (Pub.L.99-158, Sec. 495) and subsequent amendments. Holson, R.R., Scallet, A.C., Ali S.F., et al. (1988). Adrenocorticol, B ...
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... response in an open field. MNRA albino Substrain of MNR. MNS albino Milan Normotensive Strain; developed from outbred Wistar rats by selective breeding for low systolic blood pressure; serves as a normotensive control for MHS. MR albino ...
... response in an open field. MNRA albino Substrain of MNR. MNS albino Milan Normotensive Strain; developed from outbred Wistar rats by selective breeding for low systolic blood pressure; serves as a normotensive control for MHS. MR albino ...
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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