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 137
... levels. Theoretically, if one assumes a steady-state turnover of hepatocytes, this hepatic hypertrophy would lead to similar increases in the activity of enzymes used to identify hepatocellular injury. 2. Cholestatic Disease Increased ...
... levels. Theoretically, if one assumes a steady-state turnover of hepatocytes, this hepatic hypertrophy would lead to similar increases in the activity of enzymes used to identify hepatocellular injury. 2. Cholestatic Disease Increased ...
Page 142
... levels. T3 levels are reduced, but to a lesser extent, and TSH is markedly increased. Other agents such as propylthiouracil, which inhibits thyroid peroxidase, also decreases T3, and T4, and increases TSH. Reductions in T4 are generally ...
... levels. T3 levels are reduced, but to a lesser extent, and TSH is markedly increased. Other agents such as propylthiouracil, which inhibits thyroid peroxidase, also decreases T3, and T4, and increases TSH. Reductions in T4 are generally ...
Page 149
... levels during puberty. LH stimulates Leydig cells to increase testosterone production. The exact role of FSH remains unclear in the male (Setchell, 1982). Hypophysectomy prior to puberty prevents pubertal changes. Administration of LH ...
... levels during puberty. LH stimulates Leydig cells to increase testosterone production. The exact role of FSH remains unclear in the male (Setchell, 1982). Hypophysectomy prior to puberty prevents pubertal changes. Administration of LH ...
Page 153
... levels. However, an LH surge and postpartum ovulation occur within 24 hours of parturition (Maeda et al., 2000). If successful fertilization occurs, implantation may be blocked and the blastocysts remain in the uterus until the end of ...
... levels. However, an LH surge and postpartum ovulation occur within 24 hours of parturition (Maeda et al., 2000). If successful fertilization occurs, implantation may be blocked and the blastocysts remain in the uterus until the end of ...
Page 154
... levels of indirect light (30 lux), as would occur by a light left on in an anteroom during the dark cycle, leads to decreased numbers and size of corpora lutea and increased numbers of tertiary follicles and ovarian cysts, indicative of ...
... levels of indirect light (30 lux), as would occur by a light left on in an anteroom during the dark cycle, leads to decreased numbers and size of corpora lutea and increased numbers of tertiary follicles and ovarian cysts, indicative of ...
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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