The Laboratory Mouse (HANDBOOK OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123820081 ISBN 13: 9780123820082

Publisher: Academic Press, 2012

Synopsis

The Laboratory Mouse, Second Edition is a comprehensive book written by international experts. With inclusions of the newly revised European standards on laboratory animals, this will be the most current, global authority on the care of mice in laboratory research. This well-illustrated edition offers new and updated chapters including immunology, viruses and parasites, behavior, enrichment and care standards of laboratory mice across the life sciences, medical and veterinary fields.

• Features four-color illustrations with complete instruction on mouse surgery, anatomy, behavior and care of the mouse in laboratory research
• Offers additional chapters on new mouse strains, phenotyping of strains, bacteria and parasites, and immunology
• Includes the newly revised EU standards on care, as well as, comparisons to standards and regulations in the US and other countries

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Laboratory Mouse, 2/e is a comprehensive book written by international experts. Featuring newly revised European standards on laboratory animals, this book is the up-to-date authority on the care of mice in laboratory research internationally. New and updated chapters include immunology, bacteria and parasites, behavior, enrichment and care standards of laboratory mice. Well-illustrated, this dynamic second edition will find its place on the shelves of laboratories as the up-to-date resource for laboratory mice across the life sciences, medical and veterinary fields.

Key benefits

• Four-color illustrated book with complete instruction on mouse surgery, anatomy, behavior and care of the mouse in laboratory research
• New chapters on new mouse strains, phenotyping of strains, bacteria and parasites, as well as immunology
• Inclusion of newly revised EMEA standards on care, as well as, comparisons to U.S. and other countries’ standards and regulations

About the editor

Hans J. Hedrich is a professor at Hannover Medical School in Germany. He is currently the interim president of the European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ECLAM) and an honorary member of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM).

Review

"The Laboratory Mouse, Second Edition, deserves a place on the shelf of every laboratory animal medicine residency library and practitioner not only for its coverage of mouse biology and medicine, but also for its detailed descriptions of the emerging technologies and issues affecting the use of mice in research...My copy will get extensive use." --Laboratory Animal Practitioner, December 2013

"The book is enriched with excellent color figures and extensive literature...Researchers and students of the life science, medical and veterinary fields will find this book a necessary and useful tool." --Anticancer Research, Volume 33, Issue no. 5, May 201

"In general, The Laboratory Mouse is well-written and easy to read.  It is a useful resource for inexperienced as well as experienced scientists who use mice as experimental animals." --Lab Animal, April 2013

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0123820081
• ISBN 13: 9780123820082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 868
• Editor: Hedrich Hans