Animal Models in Toxicology

This book is a single-source reference for the use of animal models in toxicology. It includes five new chapters covering guidance on the humane, efficient, and effective performance of necropsies for laboratory animals as well as available new technologies for laboratory animal research--imaging technologies, use of telemetry in animal studies, transgenic animal models, and immunology endpoint for assessment. The book concludes with an overview of the increasingly complex laws and...
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This book is a single-source reference for the use of animal models in toxicology. It includes five new chapters covering guidance on the humane, efficient, and effective performance of necropsies for laboratory animals as well as available new technologies for laboratory animal research--imaging technologies, use of telemetry in animal studies, transgenic animal models, and immunology endpoint for assessment. The book concludes with an overview of the increasingly complex laws and regulations that govern how laboratory animals are obtained, maintained, and utilized. A helpful appendix provides a quick guide to commercial sources of laboratory animals.