Laboratory Hamsters (American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine)

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This laboratory guidebook provides step-by-step procedures that will aid in the dissection and collection of major organs and tissues of the most common species of small animals used in biomedical research. Through extensive use of photographs and illustrations, the dissector is guided through a complete necropsy of each species for the purpose of collecting the organs and tissues routinely examined by pathologists. The techniques described will enable the technician to perform necropsies on almost any mammal in a precise and logical sequence, and to properly collect tissue in order to avoid diagnostic errors. Morphological differences among the various species are discussed.

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The Laboratory Rabbit
MARK A. SUCKOW
Manufacturer: CRC Press
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ASIN: 0849325617

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Laboratory animals, including rabbits, play an important role in biomedical research and advances. The humane care and management of these animals is an ongoing concern. This guide was created especially for individuals performing research with rabbits whose duties include animal facility management, animal husbandry, regulatory compliance, and technical procedures involved with their research. Basic information and common procedures are presented in detail.

Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals,: Fourth Revised Edition, 1995 (Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals)

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Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals,: Fourth Revised Edition, 1995 (Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals)
Subcommittee on Laboratory Animal Nutrition , Committee on Animal Nutrition , Board on Agriculture , and National Research Council
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
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The Laboratory Hamster and Gerbil
Karl Field
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ASIN: 0849325668

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The Laboratory Hamster and Gerbil details basic information and common procedures for individuals performing research with hamsters and gerbils. Details include duties of animal facility management, animal husbandry, regulatory compliance, and technical procedures. Researchers, investigators, lab technicians and animal caretakers alike will benefit from this resource.

Stereotaxic Atlas of the Golden Hamster Brain (Book with CD-ROM)

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Stereotaxic Atlas of the Golden Hamster Brain (Book with CD-ROM)
Lawrence P. Morin
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0125070403

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This atlas provides a look at the golden hamster brain in stereotaxic coordinates, which is the grid that is used, much like a map, to ensure accuracy within the lab. It provides a pictorial synopsis of what is currently known about the structure and function of the brain, and provides a consistent anatomical definition and nomenclature (labeling) for areas in the brain.
This is the first atlas to preset the golden hamster brain in stereotaxic coordinates. The authors use the brain of an adult male golden hamster, the most widely utilized hamster in neuroscience research. The brains of two different hamsters are used. The first brain is sectioned and stained, using cresyl violet, acetylcholinesterase, Sudan black, and NADPH-diaphorase. The second brain is stained using cresyl violet, luxol fast blue, serotonin immunoreactivity, and GABA/benzodiazepine receptor immunoreactivity.

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:* Provides the first atlas of the golden hamster brain, making it more accessible to researchers
* Presents accurate three-dimensional coordinates for stereotaxic surgery
* Brings together current information about hamster brain structure
* Promotes the use of the hamster for key areas of study: i.e., visual system development and regeneration and measurement of circadian behavioral rhythms

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The Cardiomyopathic Heart
Makoto Nagano , and Nobuakira Takeda
Manufacturer: Raven Pr
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DC Magnetron Reactive Sputtering of Low Stress AlN Piezoelectric Thin Films for MEMS Application

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DC Magnetron Reactive Sputtering of Low Stress AlN Piezoelectric Thin Films for MEMS Application

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423552903

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This is a AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A314073. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) often incorporate piezoelectric thin films to actuate and detect motion of mechanical structures. Aluminum nitride is advantageous for MEMS use because it can be deposited at low temperatures, is easily patterned using conventional photo lithographic techniques, and is compatible with CMOS contaminant requirements for silicon IC foundries. In this work, AlN thin films were deposited on silicon for use in a MEMS ultrasonic resonator. The resonator is configured as a gravimetric chemical sensor. A rotatable central composite designed experiment was performed to optimize film properties affecting device performance: film crystallinity, stress, and uniformity. Film property response characterization was conducted with x-ray diffractometry, spectroscopic ellipsometry, and surface profilometry. Optimization of film deposition parameters improved AlN film properties in the MEMS sensors. Film property characterization using response surface methodology indicated microstructural changes due to sputtered particle bombardment of the growing film surface. Surface morphology of the sputtered AlN films was assessed using tapping mode atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Energetic particle bombardment of the growing film surface helped to yield dense crystalline films with zone T microstructure. Thermalization of the impinging particle flux resulted in voided films with zone 1 microstructure with inferior film properties. Correlation between film crystallinity and oxygen content was explored with x-ray photoelectron spectrometry.

Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits, Third Edition

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Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits, Third Edition
Dean H. Percy
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing
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ASIN: 0813821010

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Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits has become a standard text for both veterinary pathologists and veterinarians in laboratory animal medicine. Newly recognized infectious diseases continue to emerge and molecular methods for studying infectious agents are becoming widely used for the classification of these and previously known pathogens. With the ongoing development and perfection of genetic engineering techniques, the use of genetically engineered mice in the research laboratory continues to grow exponentially. This new edition features updates throughout with increased emphasis on timely topics such as infectious diseases in genetically engineered mice. Diseases covered include viral infections, bacterial infections, parasitic diseases, nutritional and metabolic disorders, behavioral disorders, aging and degenerative disorders, environment-related disease, and neoplasms. Organized by species, coverage includes mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, and rabbits. Veterinary pathologists, laboratory animal veterinarians, and students will appreciate the concise organization and easily accessible information on key diagnostic features, differential diagnoses, and significance of diseases.

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Find a high-tech hobby in the great outdoors!

Dig into this fast-growing detective sport that's fun for all ages

Once you get your coordinates, your GPS receiver, maps, compass, and this book, you're ready for adventure! Seek out containers of goodies hidden around the world by other geocachers, hide a cache of your own, see new places, and get a little exercise to boot. Here's where to start!

The Dummies Way

Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

Choose and use a GPS receiver
Find and download coordinates
Pack the right gear
Share experiences with the geocaching community
Search for benchmarks
Use geocaching as a teaching tool

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Plain-English guidance on geocaching, a sport where people use GPS (global positioning systems) receivers to hunt for hidden caches located at precise geographic coordinates

There are an estimated 100,000 geocaching sites all over the world

The market for GPS receivers is exploding, with entry-level models now priced at only $100 and online mapping software available for free

Explains how to navigate geocaching Web sites, use a GPS receiver as well as a map and compass to home in on a cache, log a find and add something to a cache, create a new cache, and even use geocaching as a school project

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Geocaching for Dummies.......2007-09-24

Good book for the beginner. Extra information a geocacher does not necessarily need, but the background information is nice to know.

Outstanding.......2005-11-14

This is a super book. Concise, informative, fun, very well-edited, and honest (about the value of good map and compass skills, in addition to learning to use the GPS, for instance). I went from 0 - 60 in a few days. Bought the book a few weeks ago at lunch, and I've been geocaching ever since.

The book includes great websites links to resources such as waterproof logboks, and how to get a MapQuest map based on a latitude and longitude. (MapQuest has changed their method since the book was published, but I was able to find it easily, knowing it was possible.)

I recommend consulting his equipment and gear list. It does get dark, you will get stabbed by thorns, or sticks, you'll get hungry and thirsty... It sounds obvious, but in the rush of trying to find the nearest cache, it's easy to forget to bring such helpful items as a flashlight, a first aid kit, extra batteries, etc.

The book also includes a helpful list of U.S. geocaching clubs by state. I look forward to meeting other geocachers!

Kudos to the Dummies series (again) and to the author, for a terrific book.

The ORANGE book is MUCH better!!.......2005-04-12

This yellow book has nothing in it you can't figure out yourself.

The Orange "THE COMPLETE IDIOTS GUIDE TO GEOCACHING" is MUCH MUCH better! Everything from helpfull hints that even experienced geocachers can use, to the complete history of geocaching, how it started, and EVERYTHING you want to know about Latitude and Longitude and all the formats it is measured with and how they came about.

The other book is MUCH better than this one!

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