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Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats [Paperback]

Committee on Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats (Author), Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (Author), Commission on Life Sciences (Author), National Research Council (Author)

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0309063329 | ISBN-13: 978-0309063326 | Publication Date: January 1, 1991 | Edition: Subsequent

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. A complimentary copy of Companion Guide to Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats accompanies each book.

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Book 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.

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Committee on Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Product Details

Paperback: 415 pages
Publisher: National Academies Press; Subsequent edition (January 1, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0309063329
ISBN-13: 978-0309063326
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,099,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #53 in Books > Medical Books > Veterinary Medicine > Pathology

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