… This chapter provides an overview of the natural history, anatomy, physiology, clinical …
Zoonotic diseases are also discussed to provide guidance for rat and mouse pet owners. …

… order Rodentia, which includes rats, mice, and guinea pigs, is … previously tested in mice, rats,
dogs, and small primates [74]. … attack tumors and both used mice as animal models in order …

… Looking back over the history of the rat as a laboratory animal, we are awed by the enormous
contributions made by generations of scientists who advanced biomedical science using …

… that nearly half a million households in the USA own at least one pet rat or mouse. … Because
of its history of use for cancer research, the F344/N rat strain was the model of choice for the …

… Even before the first public release of the rat reference … between rat, human and mouse to
support the use of rat as a … ESTs and cDNAs between rat, mouse and human and using RH …

… a deep knowledge of natural history. Her guides to dissection … The rat, and its relative the
mouse, are the most widely used … the rat to that of man: the reader with a purist’s interest in rat …

… of mice in a research setting, this book will be particularly valuable to those new to working
with mice who … Genetic quality assurance and genetic monitoring of laboratory rats and mice: …

… It should be required that studies using laboratory rodents, mainly mice and rats, utilize …
While this publication focuses mainly on mouse and rat genetic QA, the principles will apply …

… Rats and mice walk by moving limbs in diagonal couplets with a forelimb leading a
contralateral hindlimb. They swim using the hindlimbs with the forelimbs held beneath the chin to …

… In this review, we provide a brief introduction of classic and novel small rodent models in
atherosclerosis research, including mice, rats, hamsters, and guinea pigs, focusing on their …