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Pathology of the Laboratory Rabbit

  • 1st Edition - November 18, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Alys Bradley
  • Language: English

Pathology of the Laboratory Rabbit serves as a “go to” text for all pathologists working on laboratory rabbits in safety assessment studies. The book helps diagnostic veteri… Read more

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Description

Pathology of the Laboratory Rabbit serves as a “go to” text for all pathologists working on laboratory rabbits in safety assessment studies. The book helps diagnostic veterinary pathologists rule out spontaneous non-clinical disease pathology when assigning cause of death to these animals which are also kept as domestic pets. The book provides a comprehensive text on the spontaneous pathology seen in common laboratory rabbit strains. This is the first book collating information on all organ systems in these strains.

Key features

  • Consist of multi-author chapters arranged by organ systems
  • Presents color illustrations that depict the most common lesions to augment the descriptions
  • Provides pathologists with common terms that are compliant with the FDA’s Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND) guidelines
  • Gives references for recommended tissue trimming planes

Readership

Academies, National and International Associations/Scientific Societies, Veterinary toxicologic pathologists, diagnostic veterinary pathologists, veterinarians, Zoo clinicians and in general practice, Scientists, Technicians, Laboratory managers, Animal caretaker

Table of contents

1. Introduction to 1st Edition

2. Choice of Rabbit species

3. Regulatory issues in the use of Rabbits

4. Infectious Diseases

5. Clinical Examination

6. Digestive System (Oral Cavity, Salivary glands, Esophagus and Stomach, Small and Large Intestine

7. Liver

8. Exocrine Pancreas

9. Urinary System (Kidney, Urinary bladder, ureter, urethra)

10. Nervous System

11. Eye and associated glands

12. Skeletal Muscle

13. Bone and Joints

14. Skin and subcutis (including specialized sebaceous glands)

15. Mammary Gland

16. Respiratory tract

17. Haemopoietic and Lymphoid System

18. Female Reproductive Tract

19. Male Reproductive Tract

20. Heart and Blood Vessels

21. Endocrine System (Thyroid, Parathyroid, Pituitary, Adrenal and Endocrine Pancreas

22. Clinical Pathology (Hematology and Clinical Chemistry)

23. Immunohistochemistry

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 25, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Alys Bradley

Dr. Bradley has been with Charles River since 1998 where she is the senior director of pathology. In this capacity she leads a team of veterinary pathologists and pathology analysts. She has specialist interest and provides consultancy services in neuropathology, non-human primate pathology, medical devices, and cellular therapy products (human and animal stem cells). She is an experienced study pathologist for acute, long term reproductive toxicology, tumorigenicity, oncogenicity, microautoradiography, target animal safety and carcinogenicity studies. She has authored over 700 GLP or GMP compliant toxicological peer reviewed pathology and photomicroscopy reports. She is the GLP and GMP Study Director as well as the Quality Control Manager for GMP pathology services.

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