Animal Models in Medicine and Biology / edited by Eva Tvrdá, Sarat Chandra Yenisetti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yenisetti, Sarat Chandra, editor.

Tvrdá, Eva, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal experimentation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2020.

Summary:

Thanks to animal models, our knowledge of biology and medicine has increased enormously over the past decades, leading to significant breakthroughs that have had a direct impact on the prevention, management and treatment of a wide array of diseases.This book presents a comprehensive reference that reflects the latest scientific research being done in a variety of medical and biological fields utilizing animal models. Chapters on Drosophila, rat, pig, rabbit, and other animal models reflect frontier research in neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, musculoskeletal disorders, reproduction, chronic diseases, epidemiology, and pain and inflammation management. Animal Models in Medicine and Biology offers scientists, clinicians, researchers and students invaluable insights into a wide range of issues at the forefront of medical and biological progress.

Contents:

Intro

Animal Models in Medicine and Biology

Preface

Chapter1 Animal Models of Cardiomyopathies

Chapter2 Animal Models in Orthopedic Research: The Proper Animal Model to Answer Fundamental Questions on Bone Healing Depending on Pathology and Implant Material

Chapter3 Animal Models of BurnWound Management

Chapter4 Animal Models in Psychiatric Disorder Studies

Chapter5 Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats for Research in Diabetes

Chapter6 ZDF Rats: A Suitable Model to Study Male Reproductive Dysfunction in Diabetes MellitusType 2 Patients ľ č

Chapter7 Drosophila melanogaster: A RobustTool to Study Candidate Drug against Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases

Chapter8 Understanding Taste Using Drosophila melanogaster

Chapter9 Spermatogenesis in : Key Features and the Role of the NXF1 (Nuclear Export Factor) Protein

Chapter10 A Porcine Model of Neonatal Hypoxia-Asphyxia to Study Resuscitation Techniques in Newborn Infants

Chapter11 High-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging System for the Evaluation of the Vascular Response to Stent or Balloon Injuries in the Rabbit Iliac Arteries

Chapter12 Impact of Oxidative Stress on Inflammation in Rheumatoid and Adjuvant Arthritis: Damage to Lipids, Proteins, and Enzymatic Antioxidant Defense in Plasma and DifferentTissues

Chapter13 Effects of Morphometric Indicators on IncubationValues of Eggs and Sex of the Chicks of the Light Hen Hybrids.

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