This text provides a complete account of this particular rat strain. The book includes extensive data on reproductive indices, congenital abnormalities, growth, clinical signs, mortality, organ weights and chemical pathology. The data are derived from around 9000 control animals used in
toxicology studies of two weeks to two years duration, completed between 1960 and 1992, and include 24 two-year studies
and one life-span study of a 51 month duration. These extended periods of study have shown that many diseases are seen more frequently in later years.; Diseases are dealt with by body system and include clinical signs, macroscopic features
and histopathology illustrations of the important or unusual diseases. Incidence levels are provided for all diseases and these are compared with published data for other rat strains.
By:
Mary J Tucker Imprint: Taylor & Francis Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 571g ISBN:9780748405213 ISBN 10: 0748405216 Pages: 268 Publication Date:21 May 1997 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
History of the rat; the cardiovascular system; the urinary system; the digestive system; the respiratory system; the endocrine system; the reproductive system; the nervous system; the haematopoietic / lymphopoietic system; the skeletal system; the special sense organ; miscellaneous.