The laboratory fish /

This reference series provides researchers of all kinds with comprehensive practical information on different species of laboratory animals, for daily laboratory use. Each title in the series in devoted to a different species. and draws together all available data in one easily accessible source. Ea...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Ostrander, Gary Kent
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, [2000]
Series:Handbook of experimental animals.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Introduction(Diversity of fish, early observations and descriptions, fish in experimentation)
  • Part 2: Housing, Maintenance, and Breeding
  • Facilities and Husbandry (Large Fish Models)
  • Facilities and Husbandry (Small Fish Models)
  • Diet
  • Common Diseases and Treatment
  • Part 3: Gross Functional Anatomy
  • Integumentary System
  • Skeletal System
  • Muscular System
  • Nervous System
  • Respiratory System
  • Circulatory System
  • Digestive System
  • Urinary Tract
  • Endocrine System
  • Immune System
  • Sensory Systems
  • Reproductive Systems
  • Part 4: Microscopic Functional Anatomy
  • Integumentary System
  • Skeletal System
  • Fish as an Experimental Model for Studying Muscule Function
  • Nervous System
  • Respiratory System
  • Circulatory System
  • Digestive System
  • Urinary Tract
  • Endocrine System
  • Immune System
  • Sensory Systems
  • Reproductive Systems
  • Part 5: Procedures
  • Stress and Anesthesia
  • Collection of Body Fluids
  • Routes of Administration for Chemical Agents
  • Fish Necropsy
  • Surgical Techniques
  • Fixation of Fish Tissues
  • Autoradiography of Fishes
  • Part 6: Experimental Models
  • Cancer
  • Toxicology
  • Cell and Tissue Culture
  • Glossary
  • Index.