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Author Suckow, Mark A

Title The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents
Published Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (1289 pages)
Series American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series.
Contents Front Cover; The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; List of Reviewers; I. GENERAL; 1. Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Issues; Introduction; Ethical Concepts; Moral Theories; Descriptive Laboratory Animal Use Ethics; Ethical Principles; Respect for Life; Societal Benefit; Non-Maleficence; The Three Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement); Replacement; Reduction; Refinement; Ethical Challenges; Breeding Colonies; Genetically Modified Rodents; Cancer Research; Perinatal Animal Use
Summary The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents is a€single volume, comprehensive book sanctioned by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), covering€the rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil and other rodents often used in research.€ This well illustrated reference includes basic biology, anatomy, physiology, behavior, infectious and noninfectious diseases, husbandry and breeding, common experimental methods, and use of the species as a research model.€ With many expert contributors, this will be an extremely valuable publication for biomed
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Guinea pigs as laboratory animals -- Laboratory manuals
Hamsters as laboratory animals -- Laboratory manuals
Laboratory animals -- Laboratory manuals
Rabbits as laboratory animals -- Laboratory manuals
Guinea pigs as laboratory animals
Hamsters as laboratory animals
Laboratory animals
Rabbits as laboratory animals
Genre/Form Laboratory manuals
Form Electronic book
Author Stevens, Karla A
Wilson, Ronald P
ISBN 9780123809216
0123809215