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 58
... observed in singly housed rats on wire-bottom floors than solid-bottom floors, and multiply housed rats on wire-bottom floors had increased food consumption relative to multiply housed animals on solid-bottom floors (Rock et al., 1997) ...
... observed in singly housed rats on wire-bottom floors than solid-bottom floors, and multiply housed rats on wire-bottom floors had increased food consumption relative to multiply housed animals on solid-bottom floors (Rock et al., 1997) ...
Page 59
... observed adverse effects on weight, food consumption, or biochemical and hematologic values (Watson, 1993). Adult rats undergoing demand testing, however, preferred the company of cagemates over the opportunity for access to larger ...
... observed adverse effects on weight, food consumption, or biochemical and hematologic values (Watson, 1993). Adult rats undergoing demand testing, however, preferred the company of cagemates over the opportunity for access to larger ...
Page 99
... observed. When present, cataracts are usually unilateral, with total cataracts being observed rarely. The vitreous body fills the vitreal cavity between the lens and the retina. This material consists of a colorless, transparent ...
... observed. When present, cataracts are usually unilateral, with total cataracts being observed rarely. The vitreous body fills the vitreal cavity between the lens and the retina. This material consists of a colorless, transparent ...
Page 100
... observed in aging Sprague-Dawley rats (Keithley and Feldman, 1982) and in aging Fischer 344 rats (Nakayama et al., 1994). The range of hearing in the rat is approximately 250 to 80,000 Hz at 70 dB, although the greatest sensitivity is ...
... observed in aging Sprague-Dawley rats (Keithley and Feldman, 1982) and in aging Fischer 344 rats (Nakayama et al., 1994). The range of hearing in the rat is approximately 250 to 80,000 Hz at 70 dB, although the greatest sensitivity is ...
Page 111
... observed at the base of each line in the brush border. At a somewhat variable position along the loop of Henle, the thick cells of the proximal segment are replaced by a flattened epithelium with a pale staining cytoplasm containing ...
... observed at the base of each line in the brush border. At a somewhat variable position along the loop of Henle, the thick cells of the proximal segment are replaced by a flattened epithelium with a pale staining cytoplasm containing ...
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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