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 29
... housed on the third floor of the Crocker Research Laboratory. In a retrospective summary of events for the 20 years from 1920 to 1940 written in 1940 by Dunning (Dunning, 1978), the following recap appeared. A rat village of some 10,000 ...
... housed on the third floor of the Crocker Research Laboratory. In a retrospective summary of events for the 20 years from 1920 to 1940 written in 1940 by Dunning (Dunning, 1978), the following recap appeared. A rat village of some 10,000 ...
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... housed in the basement of the farm house. Because of the war, commercial dog food (Carnation's Friskies and Wayne's Lucky brands were used) was not always available, so yellow corn and vegetables grown on the Curtis farm were at times ...
... housed in the basement of the farm house. Because of the war, commercial dog food (Carnation's Friskies and Wayne's Lucky brands were used) was not always available, so yellow corn and vegetables grown on the Curtis farm were at times ...
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... housed with conspecifics. Singly housed animals must also be afforded the opportunity for positive human interaction and physical enrichment within their standard enclosure. Since 1959, legislative, regulatory, and policy efforts have ...
... housed with conspecifics. Singly housed animals must also be afforded the opportunity for positive human interaction and physical enrichment within their standard enclosure. Since 1959, legislative, regulatory, and policy efforts have ...
Page 57
... housed in their respective institutions and to implement enrichment procedures as part of their animal care and use programs. As most research institutions have PHS-funded activities, AAALAC accreditation, or both, the vast majority of ...
... housed in their respective institutions and to implement enrichment procedures as part of their animal care and use programs. As most research institutions have PHS-funded activities, AAALAC accreditation, or both, the vast majority of ...
Page 58
... housed rats and cage size (Brown and Grunberg, 1995; Giralt and Armario, 1989). Laboratory rats are most commonly housed in either solid-bottom plastic cages or hanging cages with wirebottom floors. Research institutions must weigh ...
... housed rats and cage size (Brown and Grunberg, 1995; Giralt and Armario, 1989). Laboratory rats are most commonly housed in either solid-bottom plastic cages or hanging cages with wirebottom floors. Research institutions must weigh ...
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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