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 112
... Female reproductive tract: A, Right ovary; B, Right. TABLE 4-3 RENAL EXCRETORY PARAMETERSa Blood urea nitrogen (mg%) 21 Urine volume (ml/24 hr/100 g body weight) 5.5–6.2 Naþ excretion (mmol/24 hr/100 g body weight) 191.6 Kþ excretion ...
... Female reproductive tract: A, Right ovary; B, Right. TABLE 4-3 RENAL EXCRETORY PARAMETERSa Blood urea nitrogen (mg%) 21 Urine volume (ml/24 hr/100 g body weight) 5.5–6.2 Naþ excretion (mmol/24 hr/100 g body weight) 191.6 Kþ excretion ...
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... Female Reproductive System In the female, the ovaries are oriented along the lateral border of psoas muscle and embedded in fat near the kidneys (Fig. 4-12). The mature ovary appears as a mass of follicles. The convoluted oviduct has ...
... Female Reproductive System In the female, the ovaries are oriented along the lateral border of psoas muscle and embedded in fat near the kidneys (Fig. 4-12). The mature ovary appears as a mass of follicles. The convoluted oviduct has ...
Page 115
... Female urogenital system. glands of the male. The bladder empties into the urethra that opens to the perineum at the urethral orifice located at the base of the clitoris. The vaginal opening is located dorsal to the urethra. The urethra ...
... Female urogenital system. glands of the male. The bladder empties into the urethra that opens to the perineum at the urethral orifice located at the base of the clitoris. The vaginal opening is located dorsal to the urethra. The urethra ...
Page 148
... female (right) in two-week-old rats. Panel B depicts the anogenital distance in six-week-old male (left) and female (right) rats. TABLE 6-1 BEHAVIOR AND VAGINAL CYTOLOGY WITH ESTROUS CYCLE PHASES. B. Record Keeping ...
... female (right) in two-week-old rats. Panel B depicts the anogenital distance in six-week-old male (left) and female (right) rats. TABLE 6-1 BEHAVIOR AND VAGINAL CYTOLOGY WITH ESTROUS CYCLE PHASES. B. Record Keeping ...
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... female receives cervical stimulation by a vasectomized male or mechanical stimulation such as with a glass rod (Maeda et al., 2000). The cervical stimulation results in both diurnal and nocturnal serum prolactin surges that continue ...
... female receives cervical stimulation by a vasectomized male or mechanical stimulation such as with a glass rod (Maeda et al., 2000). The cervical stimulation results in both diurnal and nocturnal serum prolactin surges that continue ...
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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