Full Description
Boorman's Pathology of the Rat: Reference and Atlas, Third Edition offers readers an added emphasis on the Sprague-Dawley and Wistar rat strains that is consistent with current research across academia, government, and industry. In addition, it provides standard diagnostic criteria, basic content on histology, histological changes that result from drug toxicity and neoplasm, pathology terminology, and four-color photographs from the NTP archive and database. This is the most comprehensive publication on rat pathology, making it an invaluable resource for toxicologists, biologists, and other scientists engaged in regulatory toxicology.
With updated references and photographs, as well as coverage of all rat strains, this book is the standard in the field for professionals who must make the transition from pathology results to the promulgation of meaningful regulations.
Contents
1. Digestive System
2. Liver and Exocrine Pancreas
3. Urinary Tract
4. Nervous System and Special Sense Organs
5. Musculoskeletal System
6. Integumentary System
7. Mammary Gland
8. Respiratory Tract
9. Immune System
10. Bone Marrow
11. Female Reproductive Tract
12. Male Reproductive System
13. Circulatory System
14. Endocrine System Section IX: Historical Data
