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 145
... decreased intestinal motility. Gastroenterology 111, 217–223. Kren, B.T., Parashar, B., Bandyopadhyay, P., Chowdhury, N.R., Chowdhury, J.R., and Steer, C.J. (1999). Correction of the UDPglucuronosyltransferase gene defect in the gunn ...
... decreased intestinal motility. Gastroenterology 111, 217–223. Kren, B.T., Parashar, B., Bandyopadhyay, P., Chowdhury, N.R., Chowdhury, J.R., and Steer, C.J. (1999). Correction of the UDPglucuronosyltransferase gene defect in the gunn ...
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... decreases advanced glycosylation end-products in non-diabetic rats and improves glycemic control in streptozotocin-induced ... Decreased plasma proteins, increased total plasma-free amino acids, and disturbed amino acid metabolism in the ...
... decreases advanced glycosylation end-products in non-diabetic rats and improves glycemic control in streptozotocin-induced ... Decreased plasma proteins, increased total plasma-free amino acids, and disturbed amino acid metabolism in the ...
Page 153
... decreased ovulation or fertilization rate but to increased losses at pre- and post-implantation due to reduction of oocyte viability with maternal age (Mattheij and Swarts, 1991). Proestral LH surges are lower in middle-age rats, but ...
... decreased ovulation or fertilization rate but to increased losses at pre- and post-implantation due to reduction of oocyte viability with maternal age (Mattheij and Swarts, 1991). Proestral LH surges are lower in middle-age rats, but ...
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... decreased numbers and size of corpora lutea and increased numbers of tertiary follicles and ovarian cysts ... decreased uterine blood flow, increases in plasma corticosterone, and decreases in plasma progesterone and prostaglandin E2–but ...
... decreased numbers and size of corpora lutea and increased numbers of tertiary follicles and ovarian cysts ... decreased uterine blood flow, increases in plasma corticosterone, and decreases in plasma progesterone and prostaglandin E2–but ...
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... decreased number of pups and milk production (McGuire et al., 1995). Decreased breeding performance of chronic feed-restricted female rats (60 to 75% of ad libitum) was less pronounced in second-litter pups compared to controls ...
... decreased number of pups and milk production (McGuire et al., 1995). Decreased breeding performance of chronic feed-restricted female rats (60 to 75% of ad libitum) was less pronounced in second-litter pups compared to controls ...
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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