Details

Description

1 online resource (xvii, 359 pages)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The rat's place in nature -- Introduction to anatomical terminology -- Introduction to the skeleton: bone, cartilage and joints -- Vertebrae, ribs, sternum, pectoral and pelvic girdles, and bones of the limbs -- The skull -- The musculature of the rat -- The cardiovascular system -- Histology of the vascular system -- The lymphatic system -- Nasal cavity -- Larynx -- The lung -- Alimentary canal or gastrointestinal tract -- Liver -- Exocrine glands -- Endocrine glands -- The urinary tract -- Male reproductive system -- Female reproductive tract -- The brain and spinal cord -- Peripheral nervous system -- The eye -- The ear -- The skin or the integument -- Dissection of the adult rat -- Post-mortem examination.

Summary

"[This book] presents the detailed systematic anatomy of the rat, with a focus on toxicological needs. Most large works dealing with the laboratory rat provide a chapter on anatomy, but fall far short of the detailed account in this book which also focuses on the needs of toxicologists and others who use the rat as a laboratory animal. The book includes detailed guides on dissection methods and the location of specific tissues in specific organ systems. Crucially, the book includes classic illustrations from Miss H.G.Q. Rowett, along with new color photo-micrographs. Written by two of the top authors in their fields, this book can be used as a reference guide and teaching aid for students and researchers in toxicology. In addition, veterinary/medical students, researchers who utilize animals in biomedical research, and researchers in zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology and pharmacology will find this book to be a great resource"--Publisher's description.

Description based on

Online resource; title from electronic title page (ScienceDirect, April 23, 2019).

Subject

Rodents as laboratory animals.

Biology -- Research.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.

Biology -- Research.

Rodents as laboratory animals.

Added Author

Downes, Noel,

Other Form:

Print version: Maynard, Robert L. Anatomy and histology of the laboratory rat in toxicology and biomedical research. London : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2019] 9780128118375 (OCoLC)1047822935

ISBN

9780128118719 (electronic book)

0128118717 (electronic book)

9780128118375 (hardcover)

0128118377 (hardcover)