Boorman's Pathology of the Rat

Studies in rodent of the toxicity and carcinogenicity of drugs, agriculture agents (pesticides, herbicides, and so on, environmental pollants, industrial agents (solvents, intermediates, and so on), and other chemicals are the cornerstone of human safety evaluations in the development, use, and/or regulation of these agents. Those who perform the pathological evaluations form tehse studies need standard diagnostic criteria and pathology terminology. Pathology of hte Fischer Rat is a comprehensive pathology reference text on teh Fischer 344 (F344) rat, the strain widely used for safety evaluations and the one used almost exclusively by the National Toxicology Program (NTP).

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Introduction to 1st Edition
History of the Rat Strains
Section I: Digestive System
Section II: Liver and Exocrine Pancreas
Section III: Urinary Tract
Section IV: Nervous System and Special Sense Organs
Section V: Musculoskeletal System
Section VI: Integumentary System
Section VII: Mammary Gland
Section VIII: Respiratory Tract
Section IX: Immune System
Section X: Bone Marrow
Section XI: Female Reproductive Tract
Section XII: Male Reproductive System
Section XIII: Circulatory System
Section IIV: Endocrine System
Section IX: Historical Data