Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats
By: Committee on Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats (author), Commission on Life Sciences (author), National Research Council (author), Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (author)PaperbackUp to 2 WeeksUsually despatched within 2 weeks
Description
This new edition--a must for all researchers who use these lab animals-- provides practical suggestions for breeding, keeping, and identifying pathogen-free laboratory rodents. It contains three informative sections. The first, Principles of Rodent Disease Prevention, summarizes methods for eliminating infectious agents. It offers information on pathogen terminology; pathogen status of rodents; and breeding, transporting, isolating, testing, and diagnosing rodents. The second section, Individual Disease Agents and Their Effects on Research, describes the diagnosis and control of each infectious agent, and the last section, Diagnostic Indexes: Clinical Signs, Pathology, and Research Complications, contains informative tables covering all the diseases listed in the volume, arranged to help in the diagnosis of infected animals.About Author
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research CouncilProduct Details
- publication date: 01/02/1991
- ISBN13: 9780309063326
- Format: Paperback
- Number Of Pages: 415
- ID: 9780309063326
- ISBN10: 0309063329
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