Review Articles

M J Castelhano-Carlos and V Baumans

The impact of light, noise, cage cleaning and in-house transport on welfare and stress of laboratory rats
Lab Anim 43(4): 311—327; first published on 8 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.0080098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josef Berger

Preclinical testing on insects predicts human haematotoxic potentials
Lab Anim 43(4): 328—332; first published on 8 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2008.007162 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles

S M Osorio-da Cruz, Y Aggoun, M Cikirikcioglu, E Khabiri, K Djebaili, A Kalangos, and B Walpoth

Vascular ultrasound studies for the non-invasive assessment of vascular flow and patency in experimental surgery in the pig
Lab Anim 43(4): 333—337; first published on 8 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.0080030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P J Murison, A Jones, L Mitchard, R Burt, and M A Birchall

Development of perioperative care for pigs undergoing laryngeal transplantation: a case series
Lab Anim 43(4): 338—343; first published on 17 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.008101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W S Flournoy and S Mani

Percutaneous external jugular vein catheterization in piglets using a triangulation technique
Lab Anim 43(4): 344—349; first published on 17 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.0080092 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R F Rickard, J Wilson, and D A Hudson

Characterization of a rodent model for the study of arterial microanastomoses with size discrepancy (small-to-large)
Lab Anim 43(4): 350—356; first published on 8 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.0080097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Amy L Dickinson, Matthew C Leach, and Paul A Flecknell

The analgesic effects of oral paracetamol in two strains of mice undergoing vasectomy
Lab Anim 43(4): 357—361; first published on 17 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.009005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Matthias Stehr, Marina C Greweling, Sabine Tischer, Mahavir Singh, Helmut Blöcker, David A Monner, and Werner Müller

Charles River altered Schaedler flora (CRASF®) remained stable for four years in a mouse colony housed in individually ventilated cages
Lab Anim 43(4): 362—370; first published on 17 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.0080075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R Boot, M J Vlemminx, and F A G Reubsaet

Comparison of polymerase chain reaction primer sets for amplification of rodent Pasteurellaceae
Lab Anim 43(4): 371—375; first published on 8 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.0070131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yoko Fukuzato, Tetsuro Matsuura, Kiyokazu Ozaki, Masahiro Matsuura, Tomoya Sano, Yutaka Nakahara, Yasushi Kodama, Akihito Nakagawa, Sumie Okamura, Hirohisa Suido, Kayo Torii, Taketoshi Makino, and Isao Narama

Morphological study on dental caries induced in WBN/KobSlc rats (Rattus norvegicus) fed a standard laboratory diet
Lab Anim 43(4): 376—381; first published on 26 February 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2008.0080064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

I M Devonshire, M J Preston, E J Dommett, K L Murphy, and S A Greenfield

Design and evaluation of a low-cost respiratory monitoring device for use with anaesthetized animals
Lab Anim 43(4): 382—389; first published on 17 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.0080124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Katy Kalippke, Sonja Werwitzke, Marcus von Hornung, Reinhard Mischke, Arnold Ganser, and Andreas Tiede

DNA analysis from stool samples: a fast and reliable method avoiding invasive sampling methods in mouse models of bleeding disorders
Lab Anim 43(4): 390—393; first published on 23 February 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2008.008057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J A Krawiec, H Chen, S Alom-Ruiz, and M Jaye

Modified PAXgene^TM method allows for isolation of high-integrity total RNA from microlitre volumes of mouse whole blood
Lab Anim 43(4): 394—398; first published on 5 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2008.0070157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Short Reports

A Watanabe, Y Hashimoto, E Ochiai, A Sato, and K Kamei

A simple method for confirming correct endotracheal intubation in mice
Lab Anim 43(4): 399—401; first published on 17 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.009008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Chie Kato, Etsuko Fujii, Yu Jau Chen, Berwini B Endaya, Koichi Matsubara, Masami Suzuki, Yasuyuki Ohnishi, and Norikazu Tamaoki

Spontaneous thymic lymphomas in the non-obese diabetic/Shi-scid, IL-2R^null mouse
Lab Anim 43(4): 402—404; first published on 8 June 2009 as doi: 10.1258/la.2009.009012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Book review

Michael Wilkinson

Laboratory Animal Science and Technology (Vol. I/II)
Lab Anim 43(4): 405—406; doi:10.1258/la.2009.09b001 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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