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 113
... Male Reproductive System The rat is one of the most widely used research animals in reproductive physiology. The rat also is useful in assessment of toxicologic insult to the reproductive tract. The testes of the male lie in two ...
... Male Reproductive System The rat is one of the most widely used research animals in reproductive physiology. The rat also is useful in assessment of toxicologic insult to the reproductive tract. The testes of the male lie in two ...
Page 115
... 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 does not enter the vagina or vestibule ...
... 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 does not enter the vagina or vestibule ...
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... Male range (2.5–97.5%) Mean (males) Mean (females) Prothrombin time (PT) sec 13.6–16.6 15.5 15.5 Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) sec 10.4–16.3 13.5 13.0 Fibrinogen mg/dL 210–267 237 195 Bleeding time sec 120 Data generated ...
... Male range (2.5–97.5%) Mean (males) Mean (females) Prothrombin time (PT) sec 13.6–16.6 15.5 15.5 Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) sec 10.4–16.3 13.5 13.0 Fibrinogen mg/dL 210–267 237 195 Bleeding time sec 120 Data generated ...
Page 148
... Males normally have a pronounced scrotum located between the anus and urethral opening where none is present in the female. However, it should be noted that the male retains the ability to retract the testes into ...
... Males normally have a pronounced scrotum located between the anus and urethral opening where none is present in the female. However, it should be noted that the male retains the ability to retract the testes into ...
Page 149
... male acceptance Metestrus 21 No male acceptance Diestrus 57 No male acceptance Fig. 6-2 Estrus detection in vaginal smears. Panel A shows. position between two males are slightly delayed in reaching puberty (Vandebergh, 2003). A number ...
... male acceptance Metestrus 21 No male acceptance Diestrus 57 No male acceptance Fig. 6-2 Estrus detection in vaginal smears. Panel A shows. position between two males are slightly delayed in reaching puberty (Vandebergh, 2003). A number ...
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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