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The assessment of stress in laboratory animals /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manser, Caroline E.
Corporate Author: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Horsham, West Sussex : RSPCA, [1992]
Subjects:
Animals, Laboratory.
Animal Welfare.
Stress, Physiological.
Stress, Psychological.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Behaviour
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Anterior pituitary hormones
  • Posterior pituitary hormones
  • Catecholamines
  • Cardiovascular physiology
  • Neurochemistry
  • Opioid peptides
  • Immune system 1
  • Immune system 2
  • Pathological lesions related to stress
  • Miscellaneous parameters
  • Body weight
  • Assessment of pain
  • Conclusions.