The biology of the laboratory rabbit / edited by Patrick J. Manning, Daniel H. Ringler, Christian E. Newcomer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Manning, Patrick J.

Ringler, Daniel H.

Newcomer, Christian E.

Series:

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabbits--Diseases.

Rabbits.

Rabbits as laboratory animals.

Animals, Laboratory.

Medical Subjects:

Animals, Laboratory.

Rabbits.

Physical Description:

xiii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, ©1994.

Summary:

The principle aim of this text is to provide a comprehensive and authoritative source of scientifically based information on a major species of laboratory animal.....The text continues to emphasize the normal biology as well as diseases of the European (domestic) rabbit, Orytolagus cuniculus, especially the New Zealand White breed, with occasional reference to other rabbit species (Sylvilagus sp.) and hares (Lepus sp.) as appropriate.

Contents:

Taxonomy and genetics / Richard R. Fox

Colony husbandry / Nephi M. Patton

Anatomy / Leon J. Cruise, Nathan R. Brewer

Physiology / Nathan R. Brewer, Leon J. Cruise

Basic biomethodology / W. Sheldon Bivin

Anesthesia and analgesia / Sally K. Wixson

Clinical biochemistry and hematology / Ronald M. McLaughlin, Richard E. Fish

Bacterial diseases / David DeLong, Patrick J. Manning

Viral diseases / Ronald F. DiGiacomo, C. John Mare

Protozoal diseases / Steven P. Pakes, Lauretta W. Gerrity

Arthropod and helminth parasites / Gary L. Hofing, Alan L. Kraus

Neoplastic diseases / Steven H. Weisbroth

Inherited diseases and variations / J. Russell Lindsey, Richard R. Fox

Nutrition and nutritional diseases / Peter R. Cheeke

Metabolic, traumatic, mycotic and miscellaneous diseases / Valerie K. Bergdall, Robert C. Dysko

Zoonoses and occupational health considerations / J. Roger Broderson, Fritz P. Gluckstein

Atherosclerosis research / Jeanne M. Jayo, Dawn C. Schwenke, Thomas B. Clarkson

Models in infectious disease research / James G. Fox, Neil S. Lipman, Christian E. Newcomer.

(cont) Models in ophthalmology and vision research / Robert L. Peiffer, Jr., Laurie Pohm-Thorsen, Kelly Corcoran

Polyclonal antibody production / Harold F. Stills, Jr.

Toxicity and safety testing / John A. Anderson, Judith W. Henck

Selected drug dosages and clinical reference data / Cynthia S. Gillett.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Biology of the laboratory rabbit.

ISBN:

0124692354

9780124692350

OCLC:

29428504

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