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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... species was the obligation of the USDA to manage effectively the limited resources appropriated by Congress for regulatory activities. Annual appropriations from Congress for enforcement remained steady in the 1990s but did not include ...
... species was the obligation of the USDA to manage effectively the limited resources appropriated by Congress for regulatory activities. Annual appropriations from Congress for enforcement remained steady in the 1990s but did not include ...
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... species. There was legal concern that such a judgment might preclude the opportunity for input from the research community and immediately lead to the application of engineering-based standards. d) RESPONSE FROM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ...
... species. There was legal concern that such a judgment might preclude the opportunity for input from the research community and immediately lead to the application of engineering-based standards. d) RESPONSE FROM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ...
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... species in the Animal Welfare Act. Both amendments passed in the Senate. The version of the Farm Aid Bill that was presented in the House of Representatives did not include the change in the definition of ''animal'' and was passed in ...
... species in the Animal Welfare Act. Both amendments passed in the Senate. The version of the Farm Aid Bill that was presented in the House of Representatives did not include the change in the definition of ''animal'' and was passed in ...
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... species as experimental mammals. Like their feral ancestors that vied for food, they now compete with respect to their impact on science. Irrespective of this, both species do play a key role in biomedical research, especially as great ...
... species as experimental mammals. Like their feral ancestors that vied for food, they now compete with respect to their impact on science. Irrespective of this, both species do play a key role in biomedical research, especially as great ...
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... SPECIES RATTUS rattus diardii rattus frugivorous Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848) Rattus rattus (Linne, 1758) Subspecies: R. rattus rattus R. rattus alexandrinus R. rattus brevicaudatus R. R. From ...
... SPECIES RATTUS rattus diardii rattus frugivorous Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848) Rattus rattus (Linne, 1758) Subspecies: R. rattus rattus R. rattus alexandrinus R. rattus brevicaudatus R. R. From ...
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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