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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792441203321

Titolo

Recognition and alleviation of pain in laboratory animals [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

0-309-14911-8

1-282-45494-3

9786612454943

0-309-12835-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

636.088/5

Soggetti

Laboratory animals - Health

Pain in animals - Treatment

Laboratory animals - Effect of stress on

Animal welfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Acknowledgments""; ""Glossary""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Pain in Research Animals: General Principles and Considerations""; ""2 Mechanisms of Pain""; ""3 Recognition and Assessment of Pain""; ""4 Effective Pain Management""; ""5 Humane Endpoints for Animals in Pain""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Models of Pain""; ""Appendix B: US Regulations and Guidelines Regarding Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals""; ""Appendix C: About the Authors""; ""Index""