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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... cage, the air, the food and the vitamins, and how the animal—after caesarean section at full term—shall be brought over into the rearing cage without contamination. The second problem concerns the rearing of the new-born animal without ...
... cage, the air, the food and the vitamins, and how the animal—after caesarean section at full term—shall be brought over into the rearing cage without contamination. The second problem concerns the rearing of the new-born animal without ...
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... cage. 2. Operation cage. 3. Gloves. 4. Sluice tank. 5. Container on its way to rearing cage. 6. Test tube with sterility control. 7. Air compressor. 8. Oil and dust filter. 9. Humidifier. 10. Air sterilization arrangement. 11. Electric ...
... cage. 2. Operation cage. 3. Gloves. 4. Sluice tank. 5. Container on its way to rearing cage. 6. Test tube with sterility control. 7. Air compressor. 8. Oil and dust filter. 9. Humidifier. 10. Air sterilization arrangement. 11. Electric ...
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... cages, storage cages, transfer cage, examination cage, surgical cage, and control panel. Similarly, during the second period, 1945 to 1954, which brought success in producing germ-free rats and mice, the Reyniers group encountered the ...
... cages, storage cages, transfer cage, examination cage, surgical cage, and control panel. Similarly, during the second period, 1945 to 1954, which brought success in producing germ-free rats and mice, the Reyniers group encountered the ...
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... cage level, by use of ''filter caps'' on cages Fig. 1-53 Phil Trexler inside a ''half-suit isolator'' at Lobund Institute in 1959, demonstrating that very large flexible film isolators could be constructed and used for maintaining germ ...
... cage level, by use of ''filter caps'' on cages Fig. 1-53 Phil Trexler inside a ''half-suit isolator'' at Lobund Institute in 1959, demonstrating that very large flexible film isolators could be constructed and used for maintaining germ ...
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... cage filter caps by Kraft. Views are: front (A), underside (B), and rear (C). Arrows point to support clips. (Kraft et al., 1964); used by permission of American Association of Laboratory Animal Science.) Fig. 1-56 Plywood transfer hood ...
... cage filter caps by Kraft. Views are: front (A), underside (B), and rear (C). Arrows point to support clips. (Kraft et al., 1964); used by permission of American Association of Laboratory Animal Science.) Fig. 1-56 Plywood transfer hood ...
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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