Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Opening Remarks
  • The Need for Defined Rats and Mice in Biomedical Research: Problems, Issues, and the Current State of Affairs
  • The Need for Defined Rats and Mice in Biomedical Research: Problems, Issues, and the Current State of Affairs
  • The Biological Integrity of Laboratory Rodents
  • Quality Testing System for SPF Animals in Japan and Problems in the Management of Such Systems
  • Definition of Microbiological Status of Rats and Mice / The Need for Methods of Defining Flora / International Standards for Terminology
  • Development of Rodent Pathogen Profiles and Adequacy of Detection TechnologyCurrent Status of Pathogen Status in Mice and Rats
  • Genetic Background and Phenotypes in Animal Models of Human Diseases
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic Definition
  • Phenotype Assessment Requires More Than a Casual Observation
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic Definition
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic DefinitionCIEA/NCRR/NIH Genetic and Microbiological Monitoring of Mouse and Rat Resources: Directions for the Future
  • CIEA/NCRR/NIH Genetic and Microbiological Monitoring of Mouse and Rat Resources: Directions for the Future
  • Closing Comments / Summary of Presentations
  • Summary of Presentations
  • Summary of Presentations
  • Summary of Presentations
  • Summary of Presentations
  • Appendix A US/Japan Meeting
  • Appendix B Meeting Participants