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Rat guide: A guide to health, medication use, breeding, and care of rats

S. Parasuraman1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgradute Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India Web Wise http://ratguide.com/ data help derive the safety profile and calculate the recommended human doses of investigational products. Over the years, of all the experimental animals, rats have gained the centre stage and have been used in many experimental studies, which have added to our understanding of medicine, genetics, the effects of drugs, and other topics related to health and disease. The care and maintenance of rats is important as it could affect the outcome of a study. The “Rat Guide” is one of the information sources that deal with all aspects of rats. The “Rat Guide” is an on-going project which began in 2000, with a collection of medical images to help rat owners become familiar with medical issues that affect rats. The site.

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S. Parasuraman

Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgradute Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India Web Wise http://ratguide.com/ data help derive the safety profile and calculate the recommended human doses of investigational products. Over the years, of all the experimental animals, rats have gained the centre stage and have been used in many experimental studies, which have added to our understanding of medicine, genetics, the effects of drugs, and other topics related to health and disease. The care and maintenance of rats is important as it could affect the outcome of a study. The “Rat Guide” is one of the information sources that deal with all aspects of rats. The “Rat Guide” is an on-going project which began in 2000, with a collection of medical images to help rat owners become familiar with medical issues that affect rats. The site.

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Volume 2, Issue 4 · pp. 313–4 · PUBLISHED 2011 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85932

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The breeding section describes in detail the anatomy of the rat, breeding area, breeding methods, and mating details. Along with this, one can also fi nd details about determination of pregnancy, pregnancy weight chart, fertility problems, litter loss, ovulation changes, labor emergence, birth abnormalities, and baby development. The breeding guide also welcomes rat case histories from the rat community. The website claims that the information received will be helpful in spreading additional knowledge to rat lovers.

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    Parasuraman, S. (2011). Rat guide: A guide to health, medication use, breeding, and care of rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 2(4), 313–4. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.85932