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9780122636202

Laboratory Animal Medicine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780122636202

  • ISBN10:

    0122636201

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1984-06-01
  • Publisher: Academic Pr

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A volume in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series, this second edition has over 40% new material, including the addition of six new topics and many others that are completely rewritten. The book comprehensively covers the biological and disease aspects of laboratory animal medicine while examining other aspects such as the biohazards associated with the use of animal experimentation and factors complicating the bioethics of animal research.

Table of Contents

Bennett J. Cohen
List of Contributors
Preface
List of Reviewers for Chapters in This Volume
Laboratory Animal Medicine: Historical Perspectives
Laws, Regulations, and Policies Affecting the Use of Laboratory Animals
Biology and Diseases of Mice
Biology and Diseases of Rats
Biology and Diseases of Hamsters
Biology and Diseases of Guinea Pigs
Biology and Diseases of Other Rodents
Woodchucks as Laboratory Animals
Biology and Diseases of Rabbits
Microbiological Quality Control for Laboratory Rodents and Lagomorphs
Biology and Diseases of Dogs
Domestic Cats as Laboratory Animals
Biology and Diseases of Ferrets
Biology and Diseases of Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, and Cattle
Biology and Diseases of Swine
Nonhuman Primates
Biology and Diseases of Amphibians
Biology and Diseases of Reptiles
Biology and Management of the Zebrafish
Biology and Health of Laboratory Fishes
Design and Management of Animal Facilities
Preanesthesia, Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Euthanasia
Techniques of Experimentation
Control of Biohazards Associated with the Use of Experimental Animals
Selected Zoonoses
Xenozoonoses: The Risk of Infection after Xenotransplantation
Genetic Monitoring
Transgenic and Knockout Mice
Factors That May Influence Animal Research
Animal Models in Biomedical Research
Research in Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine
Laboratory Animal Behavior
Index
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