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Subjects:

Ferrets as laboratory animals.
Ferret.
Ferret -- Diseases.

Medical subjects:

Animal Diseases.
Ferrets.
Animals, Laboratory.

Contents:

Taxonomy, history and use / James G. Fox
Anatomy of the ferret / Howard Evans and Nguyen Quoc An
Neuroanatomy of the ferret brain / Christopher D. Kroenke, Brian Mills, Jaime F. Olavarria, and Jeffrey J. Neil
Physiology of the ferret / Mark T. Whary
Nutrition / James G. Fox, Carrie S. Schultz, and Brittany M. Vester Boler
Housing and management / James G. Fox and Rosemary Broome
Normal clinical and biological parameters / James G. Fox
Growth, reproduction and breeding / James G. Fox, Judi Bell, and Rosemary Broome
Regulatory considerations / Robert P. Marini
Black-footed ferret recover / Rachel Santymire, Heather Branvold-Faber, and Paul Marinari
Physical examination and diagnosis / Robert P. Marini
Anesthesia / Jeffrey Ko and Robert P. Marini
Surgery / Stephen J. Mehler and Robert P. Marini
Hematopoietic diseases / Jerg Mayer, Susan E. Erdman, and James G. Fox
Diseases of the genitourinary tract / James G. Fox and Judi Bell
Diseases of the gastrointestinal system / Kirk J. Maurer and James G. Fox
Diseases of the endocrine system / Cassandra L. Miller, Robert P. Marini, and James G. Fox
Diseases of the cardiovascular system / Robert A. Wagner
Other systemic diseases / James G. Fox
Viral diseases / Matti Kuipel and David Perpiñan
Bacterial and mycoplasmal diseases / Alton G. Swennes and James G. Fox
Parasitic diseases / Mary Patterson, James G. Fox, and Mark L. Eberhard
Mycotic diseases / James G. Fox
Neoplastic diseases / James G. Fox, Sureshkumar Muthupalani, Matti Kiupel, and Bruce Williams
The ferret in viral respiratory disease research / Deborah R. Taylor
The ferret in morbillivirus research / Veronika von Messling
Use of the ferret in cardiovascular research / James P. Morgan
Genetic engineering in the ferret / Xingshen Sun, Ziying Yan, Xiaoming Liu, Alicia K. Oliver, and John F. Engelhardt
Hearing and auditory function in ferrets / Fernando R. Nodal and Andrew J. King
The ferret in vision and neuroplasticity research / Jitendra Sharma and Mriganka Sur
The ferret in nausea and vomiting research / Nathalie Percie du Sert and Paul L.R. Andrews
The ferret in lung carcinogenesis and nutritional chemoprevention research / Xiang-Dong Wang and Chun Liu.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
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Local notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Contributor:

Fox, James G., editor of compilation.
Marini, Robert P., editor of compilation.
Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other format:

Print version: Biology and diseases of the ferret

ISBN:

9781118782699 (electronic bk.)
9781118782781 (electronic bk.)
111878278X (electronic bk.)
1118782690 (electronic bk.)
9781118782736 (electronic bk. : ePub)
1118782739 (electronic bk. : ePub)
9781118782781 (Adobe PDF)
111878278X (Adobe PDF)
9780470960455 (cloth)

Publisher Number:

99959086435

Web link:

The Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund Home Page

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