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The Behavior of the Laboratory RatA Handbook with Tests$
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The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests

Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb

Print publication date: 2004

Print ISBN-13: 9780195162851

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2009

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195162851.001.0001

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Environment

Environment

Chapter:
(p.321) 30 Environment
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The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat
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Robbin L Gibb

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195162851.003.0030

This chapter discusses how environmental parameters influence the physiology and behavior of rats and thus the experimental outcome. It considers lighting, humidity, airflow, noise, cage construction, diet, and social opportunity. Maternal influences, age at weaning, animal care, exercise regimens, and enrichment are also discussed. These factors can induce changes in brain weight, cerebral vascularization, adrenal size, and body weight.

Keywords:   laboratory rats, environmental factors, rat physiology, rat behavior, weaning, animal care, exercise regimens

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