Laboratory animals and animal experimental techniques

Author: Miao Ming San
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: Experimental animals are the foundation and condition for life science research, and animal experiments are an important means of modern life science research. "Experimental Animals and Animal Experiment Techniques" is based on science and emphasizes practicality, with content covering both popularization and improvement. The book is divided into five parts and 28 chapters, providing detailed introductions to basic knowledge such as the classification, environment and control, feed and nutrition, diseases, selection and application, and biological characteristics of experimental animals; basic operational methods including animal grouping, depilation, numbering, anesthesia, drug administration, dosage conversion, and biological sample collection; the replication and pathological research of over 2,000 common animal models in traditional Chinese and Western medicine; normal value data for the growth, physiology, biochemistry, and blood of common experimental animals; and the preparation of standard solutions, buffers, nutrient solutions, stains, and fixatives commonly used in animal experiments, along with legal measurement units. This book can serve as an important reference for workers engaged in animal experiment research. It can also be used as a selective teaching material for postgraduate or undergraduate students in biology, medicine, and pharmacy.