Methods of Animal Experimentation
Environment and The Special Senses
Published on 2. December 2012
398 pages
978-0-323-15225-9 (ISBN)
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Methods of Animal Experimentation, Volume IV focuses on research problems related to animal experimentation, including aging, nutrition, and environmental studies. It summarizes therapeutic implications of animal experimentation methods to human application. Chapter 1 presents an introduction to inhalation chambers including discussions of the types of inhalation tests, inhalation equipment and technology, methods of generation and measurement of contaminants, and some of the specialized techniques available for the pulmonary exposure of animals. Chapter 2 provides practical information about methods and the auditory abilities of animals. Chapter 3 outlines some basic properties of the vertebrate olfactory systems and summarizes selected experimental methods and findings in olfactory research. The concluding chapter describes the use of vertebrate laboratory animals in gustatory research, including some procedures unique to taste research. Research scientists, medical researchers, and olfaction and gustatory experts will find this book invaluable.
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William Ingalls Gay
Methods of Animal Experimentation: Environment and the Special Senses v. 4
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01/1989
Academic Press
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List of ContributorsPrefaceContents of Previous VolumesChapter 1 Environmental Inhalation Chambers I. Introduction II. General Considerations III. Typical Exposure Systems IV. Methods of Contaminant Generation V. Monitoring Contaminant Concentrations VI. Specialized Systems and Techniques VII. Summary ReferencesChapter 2 The Study of Hearing in Animals I. Introduction II. Definition of Hearing III. Sound Vibrations IV. Methods V. The Auditory Abilities of Animals VI. Damage to Hearing VII. The Development of Hearing VIII. Selected Studies of Vestibular Functioning in Animals ReferencesChapter 3 The Use of Animals in Olfactory Research I. Introduction II. Odor Production, Measurement, and Control III. Factors Influencing Selection of Species IV. Electrophysiological Techniques V. Behavioral Techniques VI. Techniques for Individual Species or Groups ReferencesChapter 4 The Use of Vertebrate Laboratory Animals in Research on Taste I. Introduction II. Adaptive Significance III. Stimuli IV. Selection and Care of Appropriate Species V. Methods of Study ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
