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Infectious diseases of mice and rats / Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (U.S.). Committee on Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (U.S.). Committee on Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mice as laboratory animals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 397 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.
- Summary:
- Provides suggestions for breeding, keeping, and identifying pathogen-free laboratory rodents. This book summarizes methods for eliminating infectious agents, describes the diagnosis and control of each infectious agent, and tables covering the diseases listed in the volume helps in the diagnosis of infected animals.
- Contents:
- Frorr -letter
- 1.Principles of Rodent Disease Prevention
- 1.Objectives, Terminology,and Overview of Pathogen Status
- 2.Breeding, Transportation,and Use of Pathogen-Free Rodents
- 3.Barrier Programs
- 4.Health Surveillance Programs
- II.Individual Disease Agents; and Their Effects onResearch
- 5.Introduction
- 6.Respiratory System
- 7.Digestive System
- 8.Skin and Joints
- 9. Hemopoietic System
- 10. Central Nervous System
- 11. Genitourinary System
- 12. Multiple Systems
- III. Indexes to Diagnosis and Research Complications of Infectious Agents
- Introduction
- Clinical Signs
- Pathology
- Research Complications
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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