Rat Search

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RATS

DATABASES ------------------ TOPICS	PUBMED SEARCH TEMPLATES	AGRICOLA SEARCH TEMPLATES	WEBSITES
Search topic Use of gas anesthesia versus injectable anesthetics for survival surgeries	anesthesia, general/veterinary and anesthesia, general/methods and rats anesthetics, intravenous and rats anesthesia, general/veterinary and anesthesia, inhalation/veterinary and rats	(gas or inhalation) and anesthesia and rat (rats and anesthesia) and injection	Locating Specific Animal Models, Strains, or Biological Materials ILAR
Housing	housing	rats and (caging or housing)	Comfortable Quarters for Rats in Research Institutions
Acclimation & Quarantine		rats and (acclimation or transportation)
Procedures for Injections and Blood Collection	blood specimen collection/methods	rats and blood and (sampling or collecting)	Blood Collection Guidelines Monash University, Australia
Analgesics, Sedatives, and Anesthetics	analgesia sedatives	analgesia or sedatives anesthesia
Euthanasia	euthanasia	euthanasia

UC Center for Animal Alternatives

Mary W. Wood, MLS

5/23/06