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 20
... important series of approximately 50 papers on digestive enzymes, particularly amylases. He and his students clearly established the protein nature of enzymes (Day, 1957; King, 1975). As the evidence began to accumulate on the importance ...
... important series of approximately 50 papers on digestive enzymes, particularly amylases. He and his students clearly established the protein nature of enzymes (Day, 1957; King, 1975). As the evidence began to accumulate on the importance ...
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... important inbred strains of rats (Table 1-3). The first litter of pedigreed rats in the Institute was from mating ... importance in sarcoma induction: (1) the relative susceptibility of the strains of rats to the parasite infection, and ...
... important inbred strains of rats (Table 1-3). The first litter of pedigreed rats in the Institute was from mating ... importance in sarcoma induction: (1) the relative susceptibility of the strains of rats to the parasite infection, and ...
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... important differences include lack of tonsils and gallbladder, an extremely diffuse pancreas, and many visceral accessory glands. The rat is one of the most popular experimental animals for studying the physiology of digestion. Rats are ...
... important differences include lack of tonsils and gallbladder, an extremely diffuse pancreas, and many visceral accessory glands. The rat is one of the most popular experimental animals for studying the physiology of digestion. Rats are ...
Page 116
... important for metabolism, reproduction, and development. The two primary hormones are thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) under stimulation by TSH from the pituitary gland. The C-cells of the thyroid secrete calcitonin, which is ...
... important for metabolism, reproduction, and development. The two primary hormones are thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) under stimulation by TSH from the pituitary gland. The C-cells of the thyroid secrete calcitonin, which is ...
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... important role in the control of blood pressure (Vallotton et al., 1990). Melatonin, important in regulation of daily and seasonal endocrine activity, is secreted by the pineal gland (Reiter, 1991). The gastrointestinal tract is ...
... important role in the control of blood pressure (Vallotton et al., 1990). Melatonin, important in regulation of daily and seasonal endocrine activity, is secreted by the pineal gland (Reiter, 1991). The gastrointestinal tract 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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