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Suitable for those who keep rats in captivity for scientific purposes or as pets. The new edition continues the tradition of being one of the best references for laboratory animal veterinarians, graduate and postgraduate students, and researchers with interest in the biology, breeding, care, use, and diseases of the laboratory rat. Laboratory rats introduction origin and development. Relating its age with humans article pdf available in international journal of preventive medicine 46. The laboratory rat, second edition captures the multiple advances in this important animal models husbandry, veterinary care, and experimental methodology. Welcome to electronic science frontier classroom of the 21st century. A laboratory manual of the anatomy of the rat by hunt, harrison randall, 1889publication date 1924 topics rats, anatomy publisher new york, the macmillan company. Minimum space allowances for laboratory rats are legislated based on. Bruno bouchet is the author of several humorous books for kids and grownups and he also runs successful writing workshops. Bile secreted from liver travels to duodenum via bile duct to break it down. Dec 20, 2005 the laboratory rat, second edition features updated information on a variety of topics including. They are recognized as the preeminent model in numerous fields, including neurobehavioral studies, cancer and toxicology.
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