Manual of Microsurgery on the Laboratory Rat: General Information and Experimental Techniques Pt. 1

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. List of contributors. I. General information. 1. The rat as an experimental animal. 2. The use of different strains. 3. General principles of microsurgery. 4. The operation microscope. 5. Brief anatomy of the rat. 6. Anaesthesia of the laboratory rat. 7. General techniques. II. Experimental techniques. 8. Permanent cannulation of the jugular vein. 9. Portacaval anastomosis. 10. Permanent double bile fistula (with intact enterohepatic circulation) . 11. Permanent cannulation of the portal vein. 12. Permanent cannulation of the renal vein. 13. Permanent cannulation of the iliolumbar artery. 14. Permanent cannulation of the thorocic duet. 15. Perfusion of the isolated gut in vivo. 16. Intra-uterine operations. Miscellaneous. Index.