Stress often occurs during toxicity studies. The perception of sensory stimuli as stressful
primarily results in catecholamine release and activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary …

Metabolomics has found numerous applications in the study of liver metabolism in health
and disease. Metabolomics studies can be conducted in a variety of biological matrices …

In recent years, zoos and aquaria have intensified efforts to develop approaches and tools
for assessing the welfare of populations and individual animals in their care. Advances …

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 …

Simple Summary Reptiles are commonly housed in wildlife parks and zoos, and are
increasingly being kept as pets. Husbandry of reptiles is complex; signs of pain or disease …

10+ Years of Updates Since First EditionNewcomers to the animal clinical chemistry and
toxicology fields quickly find that the same rules of human medicine do not always apply …

Stress is a response of the central nervous system to environmental stimuli perceived as a
threat to homeostasis. The stress response triggers the generation of neurotransmitters and …

Simple Summary The objectives of this study were to determine if housing Bovan brown
laying hens in conventional cages or enriched floor pens impacted novel physiological and …

As the animal welfare community strives to empirically assess how care and management
practices can help maintain or even enhance welfare, the development of tools for non …

To assess the potential toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs), information concerning their uptake
and disposition (biokinetics) is essential. Experience with industrial chemicals and …