3rd Edition

Animal Models in Toxicology

Edited By Shayne C. Gad, Shayne C. Gad Copyright 2016
1168 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

1152 Pages
by CRC Press

Animal Models in Toxicology is a single-source reference for the use of animal models in toxicology. Chapters cover nine species used in toxicology and experimental biology. With contributions from experts in toxicology, toxicological pathology, and species-specific metabolism, each of these chapters provides an excellent introductory "course" along with guidance to the literature for a more... Read more

Introduction
Shayne Cox Gad

The Mouse

Shayne Cox Gad, Charlie Clifford, and Dawn Goodman

The Rat

Mark D. Johnson, Shayne Cox Gad, and Christopher J. Kemper

The Hamster

Shayne Cox Gad and Frederick G. Hess

The Guinea Pig

Shayne Cox Gad and John Peckham (deceased)

Rabbit

Clare M. Salamon and Shayne Cox Gad

The Ferret

Daniel E. McLain and Shayne Cox Gad

The Dog

Shayne Cox Gad, Mark Morse, and Christopher J. Kemper

Primates

Mark D. Walker, Michael V. Templin, John C. Bernal, Stewart B. Jacobson, and Shayne Cox Gad

The Minipig

Shayne Cox Gad and Alain Stricker-Krongrad

Alternative Species

Shayne Cox Gad

Clinical Pathology of Laboratory Animals

Niraj K. Tripathi and Robert L. Hall

Telemetry in Nonclinical Drug Safety Assessment Studies

R. Dustan (Dusty) Sarazan

Molecular Imaging Techniques in Laboratory Animals

Zheng J. Wang, Ting-Tung A. Chang, Richard Slauter, Stephen R. Porter, Avinash Srivatsan, and Xiaoyuan Chen

Genetically Modified Animal Models

JoAnn Schuh

Model Selection and Scaling (Allometry)

Shayne Cox Gad

Susceptibility Factors

Shayne Cox Gad

Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines for Animal Care and Use in Research

Charles B. Spainhour and Laurie M. Serfilippi

Necropsy and Gross Pathology

Charles B. Spainhour

Biography

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Shayne Cox Gad, PhD, DABT, is the principal of Gad Consulting Services in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has more than 38 years of broad-based experience in toxicology, drug, device development, document preparation, statistics, and risk assessment, having previously been the director of toxicology and pharmacology for Synergen, director of medical affairs technical support system services for Becton Dickinson, and senior director of product safety and pharmacokinetics for G.D. Searle. He is past president of the American College of Toxicology and Roundtable of Toxicology Consultants and a board-certified toxicologist. Dr. Gad has published 47 books and more than 350 chapters, papers, and abstracts.

"…should be in every toxicology laboratory that performs research involving animals. No other book … provides the same breadth and depth of information as found here…"
—Michele T. Pritchard, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center in Doody’s Book Reviews