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 103
... prevent autodigestion. They also secrete bicarbonate ion and epidermal growth factor. Rats have Brunner's glands only in the proximal duodenum (Wolthers et al., 1994). The rate of cell production in the crypts of Lieberkıhn along the ...
... prevent autodigestion. They also secrete bicarbonate ion and epidermal growth factor. Rats have Brunner's glands only in the proximal duodenum (Wolthers et al., 1994). The rate of cell production in the crypts of Lieberkıhn along the ...
Page 113
... prevent the outflow of sperm from the vagina (Sofikitis et al., 1992). The penis lies within a loose prepuce with a single cartilaginous or bony process, the os penis, on the ventral wall. A pair of slender and flattened preputial ...
... prevent the outflow of sperm from the vagina (Sofikitis et al., 1992). The penis lies within a loose prepuce with a single cartilaginous or bony process, the os penis, on the ventral wall. A pair of slender and flattened preputial ...
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... prevent hemolysis of erythrocytes. For hematology, blood is collected using K2EDTA as the anticoagulant. For the preparation of plasma, blood is collected into appropriately anticoagulated tubes (including but not limited to sodium ...
... prevent hemolysis of erythrocytes. For hematology, blood is collected using K2EDTA as the anticoagulant. For the preparation of plasma, blood is collected into appropriately anticoagulated tubes (including but not limited to sodium ...
Page 155
... prevents ovulation in rats (Meada et al., 2000). Thus, the extent of resulting reproductive changes varies with modification of nutritional plane and depends on the age at onset, chronicity, and severity of undernutrition. The effects ...
... prevents ovulation in rats (Meada et al., 2000). Thus, the extent of resulting reproductive changes varies with modification of nutritional plane and depends on the age at onset, chronicity, and severity of undernutrition. The effects ...
Page 156
... prevent aggression. Cage size is most often insufficient to accommodate both gestating and lactating dams and their pups, and pregnant females must be removed prior to parturition and allowed to deliver in a separate cage. The female is ...
... prevent aggression. Cage size is most often insufficient to accommodate both gestating and lactating dams and their pups, and pregnant females must be removed prior to parturition and allowed to deliver in a separate cage. The female is ...
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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