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 91
... body weight of the albino rat. J. Exp. Zool. 26, 1–54. King, H.D. (1918b). Studies on inbreeding. II. The effects of inbreeding on the fertility and on the constitutional vigor of the albino rat. J. Exp. Zool. 26, 335–378. King, H.D. ...
... body weight of the albino rat. J. Exp. Zool. 26, 1–54. King, H.D. (1918b). Studies on inbreeding. II. The effects of inbreeding on the fertility and on the constitutional vigor of the albino rat. J. Exp. Zool. 26, 335–378. King, H.D. ...
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... Body The body of a normal, healthy Norway rat is long and slender. The tail is hairless and may be as long as 85% of the total body. The tail is proportionately longer in females than in males. Growth rates and maturation times for rats ...
... Body The body of a normal, healthy Norway rat is long and slender. The tail is hairless and may be as long as 85% of the total body. The tail is proportionately longer in females than in males. Growth rates and maturation times for rats ...
Page 98
... body that occupies approximately two-thirds of the intraocular cavity. It is attached to the ciliary body by suspensory ligaments and changes its shape during the process of visual accommodation. The rate of lens growth in the rat ...
... body that occupies approximately two-thirds of the intraocular cavity. It is attached to the ciliary body by suspensory ligaments and changes its shape during the process of visual accommodation. The rate of lens growth in the rat ...
Page 99
... body fills the vitreal cavity between the lens and the retina. This material consists of a colorless, transparent, amorphous, gelatinous mass. Almost 99% of the vitreous body consists of water, the remainder being hydrophilic ...
... body fills the vitreal cavity between the lens and the retina. This material consists of a colorless, transparent, amorphous, gelatinous mass. Almost 99% of the vitreous body consists of water, the remainder being hydrophilic ...
Page 102
... body wall is a prominent, highly vascularized mesentery. The sac-like mesentery that attaches to the greater curvature of the stomach and drapes like an apron over the stomach and intestines is called the omentum. Figure 4-4 shows the ...
... body wall is a prominent, highly vascularized mesentery. The sac-like mesentery that attaches to the greater curvature of the stomach and drapes like an apron over the stomach and intestines is called the omentum. Figure 4-4 shows the ...
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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