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 136
... serum activities for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH). AST is sensitive but lacks specificity, whereas both ALT and SDH provide specificity. SDH is frequently the most ...
... serum activities for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH). AST is sensitive but lacks specificity, whereas both ALT and SDH provide specificity. SDH is frequently the most ...
Page 137
... serum activities of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gGT), alkaline phosphatase, total bile acids, 50-nucleotidase (50NT) and bilirubin have been associated with cholestatic disease in rats. ALP, gGT, and bilirubin are recommended for ...
... serum activities of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gGT), alkaline phosphatase, total bile acids, 50-nucleotidase (50NT) and bilirubin have been associated with cholestatic disease in rats. ALP, gGT, and bilirubin are recommended for ...
Page 138
... (serum) Creatinine (serum) Urinecytology Urinalysis – routine –Urinary protein Integrated renal function Neither specific, nor sensitive. Moderately increased in dehydration. Neither specific, nor sensitive. Mildly increased in ...
... (serum) Creatinine (serum) Urinecytology Urinalysis – routine –Urinary protein Integrated renal function Neither specific, nor sensitive. Moderately increased in dehydration. Neither specific, nor sensitive. Mildly increased in ...
Page 139
... serum AST and creatinine kinase (CK) activities increase. If ALT and SDH—two enzymes more specific for liver disease—are within their reference intervals, one must suspect skeletal or cardiac muscle injury. Unlike the situation in ...
... serum AST and creatinine kinase (CK) activities increase. If ALT and SDH—two enzymes more specific for liver disease—are within their reference intervals, one must suspect skeletal or cardiac muscle injury. Unlike the situation in ...
Page 140
... serum are sensitive to pancreatic injury in the rat, as in other species (Marks et al., 1984). H. Gastrointestinal Disease A variety of naturally occurring and xenobioticinduced pathologies of the rat alimentary tract have been ...
... serum are sensitive to pancreatic injury in the rat, as in other species (Marks et al., 1984). H. Gastrointestinal Disease A variety of naturally occurring and xenobioticinduced pathologies of the rat alimentary tract have been ...
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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