An Apparatus for the Measurement of Pulmonary Function in Unanesthetized Small Animals.

Abstract

Because of public and political opinion, rising costs, and regulations, the use of some types of laboratory animals has been limited. As a result, small mammals - in particular, white rats - have become an acceptable alternative to canines for use in toxicological testing. In this report, a method is described by which unanesthetized and comfortably restrained rats are exposed by inhalation to yield fairly complete pulmonary information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114938

Entities

People

  • R. L. Farrand

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Calibration
  • Flow Rate
  • Health Services
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Respiration
  • Rodents
  • Test Methods
  • Transducers
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology