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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... natural history of epidemic diarrhea of infant mice. Yale J. Biol. Med. 31, 121–137. Kraft, L.M. (1982). Viral diseases of the digestive system. In ''The Mouse in Biomedical Research.'' (H.L. Foster, J.D. Small, and J.G. Fox, eds.), Vol ...
... natural history of epidemic diarrhea of infant mice. Yale J. Biol. Med. 31, 121–137. Kraft, L.M. (1982). Viral diseases of the digestive system. In ''The Mouse in Biomedical Research.'' (H.L. Foster, J.D. Small, and J.G. Fox, eds.), Vol ...
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... natural environment, rats display species-typical behaviors, such as burrowing, nesting, and gnawing (Boice, 1997; Brain, 1992). Replication of an environment that meets most, or even some, of these normal behaviors within the ...
... natural environment, rats display species-typical behaviors, such as burrowing, nesting, and gnawing (Boice, 1997; Brain, 1992). Replication of an environment that meets most, or even some, of these normal behaviors within the ...
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... natural habitat of genus Rattus. The original natural habitat of the black rat (Rattus rattus) is considered to be the Indo-Malayan region, whereas the Norway rat originates from the vast plains in Asia, probably Northern China and ...
... natural habitat of genus Rattus. The original natural habitat of the black rat (Rattus rattus) is considered to be the Indo-Malayan region, whereas the Norway rat originates from the vast plains in Asia, probably Northern China and ...
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... natural history. This closed colony still serving the same purpose was existent in 1988 when rediscovered by Bazin, and subsequently inbred. PETH pink-eyed Carries gene for retinal dystrophy (Mertkrdy), causing cataracts by about 3 ...
... natural history. This closed colony still serving the same purpose was existent in 1988 when rediscovered by Bazin, and subsequently inbred. PETH pink-eyed Carries gene for retinal dystrophy (Mertkrdy), causing cataracts by about 3 ...
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... natural mating (50 to 60Â 106 per ejaculate) and artificial insemination (100 to 200Â106 per ml). In vitro fertilization is performed as previously described (Niwa and Chang, 1974; Toyoda and Chang, 1974; Miyoshi et al., 1997) ...
... natural mating (50 to 60Â 106 per ejaculate) and artificial insemination (100 to 200Â106 per ml). In vitro fertilization is performed as previously described (Niwa and Chang, 1974; Toyoda and Chang, 1974; Miyoshi et al., 1997) ...
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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