Rabbit Search

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Rabbits

DATABASES ------------------ TOPICS	PUBMED SEARCH TEMPLATES	AGRICOLA SEARCH TEMPLATES	WEBSITES
Search Topic: Intervertebral disc degeneration model	rabbit AND intervertebral AND disc AND degeneration models, animal AND intervertebral AND degenerat* (in vitro OR cells, cultured) AND intervertebral degeneration	intervertebral degeneration	Locating Specific Animal Models, Strains, or Biological Materials ILAR
Housing		housing	Comfortable Quarters for Rabbits in Research Institutions Rabbit Advocates: the rabbit habitat
Acclimation & Quarantine		acclimation or transportation or quarantine
Detecting pain & distress		pain or stress	ANZCCART Fact Sheet: Pain assessment, alleviation and avoidance in laboratory animals
Procedures for Injections and Blood Collection	blood collection injections	blood collection injection
Analgesics, Sedatives, and Anesthetics	analgesia sedatives anesthesia	analgesia or sedatives anesthesia	Analgesics and sedatives for rabbits Yale Rabbits and Rodent AWIC Med Coll GA Guidelines
Euthanasia	euthanasia	euthanasia

UC Center for Animal Alternatives

Mary W. Wood, MLS

5/23/06