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 98
... glands. One lymph node is typically found partially embedded in the parotid salivary gland. Other lymph nodes usually are found rostral to the submaxillary salivary gland. The thymus gland is located along the ventral aspect of the ...
... glands. One lymph node is typically found partially embedded in the parotid salivary gland. Other lymph nodes usually are found rostral to the submaxillary salivary gland. The thymus gland is located along the ventral aspect of the ...
Page 99
... gland is located medial to the orbit and, with the lacrimal glands, serves to lubricate the orbit. The ocular surface is covered by a glycocalyx, which allows the eye to resist desiccation. This film contains a glycoprotein that appears ...
... gland is located medial to the orbit and, with the lacrimal glands, serves to lubricate the orbit. The ocular surface is covered by a glycocalyx, which allows the eye to resist desiccation. This film contains a glycoprotein that appears ...
Page 101
... gland complex and seems to be an important enzyme and pheromone production system composed of sensitive (taste buds) and effectory branches linked by feedback control. In this model, the taste buds located in the distal portion of the ...
... gland complex and seems to be an important enzyme and pheromone production system composed of sensitive (taste buds) and effectory branches linked by feedback control. In this model, the taste buds located in the distal portion of the ...
Page 102
... gland is unique. It has a protein concentration of about 2%. Removing the salivary gland or ligating the salivary duct brings out the many influences that these glands have on numerous endocrine and exocrine functions. For example ...
... gland is unique. It has a protein concentration of about 2%. Removing the salivary gland or ligating the salivary duct brings out the many influences that these glands have on numerous endocrine and exocrine functions. For example ...
Page 103
... glands are interesting because only mammals have them. One of their functions is mucus secretion. The glands secrete an alkaline fluid containing mucin. Mucins protect gastric epithelium and the proximal duodenal mucosa by maintaining a ...
... glands are interesting because only mammals have them. One of their functions is mucus secretion. The glands secrete an alkaline fluid containing mucin. Mucins protect gastric epithelium and the proximal duodenal mucosa by maintaining a ...
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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