The Mouse in Biomedical Research
Friday, 27 April, 2007
In no other species of animal has such a wealth of experimental data been utilised for scientific pursuits.
Now in its second edition, this four volume set is dedicated to the understanding of the mouse and its role in scientific research.
This valuable compendium serves as a standard reference source of information for students embarking on scientific careers, specialists in laboratory animal science, technicians in both animal care and research, and the broad scientific community.
Elsevier
James Fox (serial volume editor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stephen Barthold, Center for Comparative Medicine, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine; Muriel Davisson, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine; Christian Newcomer, Research Animal Resources and Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University; Fred Quimby, Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Rockefeller University, New York; Abigail Smith, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, (serial volume editors)
2192pp hardback
ISBN: 9780123694546
www.elsevier.com.au
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