The Clinical Chemistry of Laboratory Animals, Third Edition / David M. Kurtz.

chapter 1 The Laboratory Mouse -- chapter 2 The Laboratory Rat -- chapter 3 The Laboratory Rabbit -- chapter 4 The Laboratory Dog -- chapter 5 The Laboratory Pig -- chapter 6 The Nonhuman Primate -- chapter 7 The Laboratory Hamster -- chapter 8 The Laboratory Guinea Pig -- chapter 9 The Laboratory Ferret -- chapter 10 The Laboratory Zebrash and Other Fishes -- chapter 11 Evaluation of Hepatic Function and Injury -- chapter 12 Evaluation of Renal Function and Injury -- chapter 13 Evaluation of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function and Injury -- chapter 14 Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle Function and Injury -- chapter 15 Evaluation of Bone Function and Injury -- chapter 16 Biochemistry of Immunoglobulins -- chapter 17 Complement -- chapter 18 Transport Proteins -- chapter 19 Acute Phase Proteins -- chapter 20 Carbohydrate Metabolism -- chapter 21 Lipids -- chapter 22 Electrolytes, Blood Gases and Acid-Base Balance -- chapter 23 Hormones -- chapter 24 Vitamins, Selected Diet-Derived Factors, and Minerals -- chapter 25 Development of Biomarkers -- chapter 26 Statistical Methods.

"Extensively updated and expanded since the publication of Walter F. Loeb and Fred W. Quimby's second edition in 1999, the new The Clinical Chemistry of Laboratory Animals, Third Edition continues as the most comprehensive reference on in vivo animal studies. By organizing the book into species- and organ/class-specific chapters, this book provides information to enable a conceptual understanding of clinical chemistry across laboratory species as well as information on evaluation and interpretation of clinical chemistry data relevant to specific organ systems. Now sponsored by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), this well-respected resource includes chapters on multiple laboratory species and provides pertinent information on their unique physiological characteristics, methods for sample collection, and preanalytical sources of variation for the particular species. Basic methodology for common procedures for each species is also discussed. New Chapters in the Third Edition Include:The Laboratory Zebrafish and Other FishesEvaluation of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function and InjuryEvaluation of Skeletal Muscle Function and InjuryEvaluation of Bone Function and InjuryVitaminsDevelopment of BiomarkersStatistical MethodsThe Clinical Chemistry of Laboratory Animals, Third Edition is intended as a reference for use by veterinary students, clinical veterinarians, verterinary toxicologists, veterinary clinical pathologists, and laboratory animal veterinarians to aid in study design, collection of samples, and interpretation of clinical chemistry data for laboratory species."--Provided by publisher.