Building upon the success of the Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science and completing
Volumes I and II of the Second Edition, Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Second …

This unit provides a general overview on topics related to the practical care and use of
laboratory animals in biomedical research. These topics are briefly described and provide …

Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, Fourth Edition offers a user-friendly
guide to the unique anatomy and physiology, care, common diseases, and treatment of …

The Laboratory Rat, Second Edition features updated information on a variety of topics
including: rat genetics and genomics, both spontaneous and induced disease; state-of-the …

Background 3 a. Include sufficient scientific background (including relevant references to
previous work) to understand the motivation and context for the study, and explain the …

The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents is a single volume,
comprehensive book sanctioned by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine …

This chapter provides an introduction to animals that are commonly used for research. It
presents information on basic care topics such as biology, behavior, housing, feeding …

Animal models have provided invaluable information in the pursuit of medical knowledge
and alleviation of human suffering. The foundations of our basic understanding of disease …

Rats have long been recognized as a valuable biomedical research model, notably in the
investigation of aging, toxicology, addiction, and common human diseases such as diabetes …

A brief overview is presented of the key steps involved in designing a research animal
experiment, with reference to resources that specifically address each topic of discussion in …