Research Catalog

Title

Sourcebook of models for biomedical research / edited by P. Michael Conn.

Publication

Totowa, N.J. : Humana ; London : Springer [distributor], 2008.

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Additional Authors

Conn, P. Michael.

Description

xvi, 778 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Subjects

• Models, Animal
• Biomedical Research
• Animal models in research
• Medicine > Research

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• I. Introduction -- 1. Animal Models for Human Diseases: An Overview / Jann Hau -- 2. Selection of Biomedical Animal Models / Michael S. Rand -- 3. Improved Models for Animal Research / Rolf Sprengel, Leonid Eshkind, Jan Hengstler and Ernesto Bockamp -- II. General Considerations -- 4. The Ethical Basis for Animal Use in Research / James Parker -- 5. Bibliographic Searching Tools on Disease Models to Locate Alternatives for Animals in Research: A Website Companion / Mary W. Wood and Lynette A. Hart -- 6. NIH Policies on Sharing of Model Organisms and Related Research Resources / J. P. Kim, Charlene Cho and Norka Ruiz Bravo -- 7. Databases for Biomedical Animal Resources / Richard L. Crawford and Tim Allen -- 8. Psychological Enrichment for Animals in Captivity / Kristine Coleman -- III. Well-Established Models -- 9. Integrated Network Modeling of Molecular and Genetic Interactions / Gregory W. Carter, Vesteinn Thorsson and Timothy Galitski -- 10. The Sponge as a Model of Cellular Recognition / Xavier Fernandez-Busquets -- 11. Sea Urchin Embryo: A Model System for Analyzing Cellular Activities During Early Development / Tetsuya Kominami and Hiromi Takata -- 12. Caenorhabditis elegans Models of Human Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Powerful Tool to Identify Molecular Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Targets / Richard Nass and Lihsia Chen -- 13. Zebrafish as a Model for Development / Brian A. Link and Sean G. Megason -- 14. Zebrafish as a Model for Studying Adult Effects of Challenges to the Embryonic Nervous System / Nicole Marie Roy and Elwood A. Linney -- 15. Modeling Cognitive and Neurodegenerative Disorders in Drosophila melanogaster / Junjiro Horiuchi and Minora Saitoe -- 16. Biomedical Research with Honey Bees / Michelle M. Elekonich -- 17. Establishing and Maintaining a Xenopus laevis Colony for Research Laboratories / Punita Koustubhan, Debra Sorocco and Michael S. Levin -- 18. The Chicken as a Model Organism / Janice M. Bahr -- 19. Rat Knockout and Mutant Models / Bart M. G. Smits, Jill D. Haag, Michael N. Gould and Edwin Cuppen -- 20. Rodent Genetics, Models, and Genotyping Methods / Sheryl J. Wildt, Andrew I. Brooks and Robert J. Russell -- 21. The House Mouse in Biomedical Research / John G. Vandenbergh -- 22. Mouse Model for Alzheimer's Disease / M. Azhar Chishli and Shaheen M. Nakeeb -- 23. Guinea Pigs as Models for Human Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Metabolism / Maria Luz Fernandez and Richard J. Wood -- 24. Reliability of Rodent Models / Dileep Kumar Rohra and Yureeda Qazi -- 25. The Domestic Cat, Felis catus, as a Model of Hereditary and Infectious Disease / Marilyn Menotti-Raymond and Stephen J. O.'Brien -- 26. Swine in Biomedical Research / M. Michael Swindle and Alison C. Smith -- 27. The Minipig as an Animal Model in Biomedical Stem Cell Research / Petr Vodicka, Jana Hlucilova, Jiri Klima, Radek Prochazka, Jitka Ourednik, Vaclav Ourednik and Jan Motlik -- 28. The Nonhuman Primate as a Model for Biomedical Research / David M. Anderson -- 29. Primates as Models of Behavior in Biomedical Research / Steven J. Schapiro -- 30. Primate Models for Understanding Brain Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavior / Ronald E. Kettner, M. Lysetskiy and M. Suh -- IV. Models for Specific Purposes -- 31. Animal Models for Eye Diseases and Therapeutics / Takeshi Iwata and Stanislav Tomarev -- 32. Animal Models of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss / Richard Salvi and Flint A. Boettcher -- 33. Human and Animal Models for the Study of Muscle Pain / Norman F. Capra and Jin Y. Ro -- 34. Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease / Emma L. Lane, Thomas Carlsson, Deniz Kirik and Stephen B. Dunnett -- 35. Transgenic Animal Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases / Anthony W. S. Chan and Yuksel Agca -- 36. Animal Models of Nociception and Pain / James D. Rose and C. Jeffrey Woodbury -- 37. Nonmammalian Models for the Study of Pain / Craig W. Stevens -- V. Models of Behavior -- 38. Animal Models of Vascular Development and Endothelial Cell Biology / Victoria L. Bautch -- 39. Models of Behavior: Cardiovascular / Lina Badimon, Laura Casani and Gemma Vilahur -- 40. Animal Models for Atherosclerosis, Restenosis, and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair / Andras Konya, Kenneth C. Wright, Matthew Gounis and Krishna Kandarpa -- 41. Transgenic Mouse Models of HIV-1/AIDS and Cardiac Performance / James J. Kohler and William Lewis -- 42. Primate Models for the Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Embryonic Stem Cell Biology / Don P. Wolf, Shoukhrat Mitalipov and James A. Byrne -- 43. Rat Models of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Krishna B. Singh -- 44. Murine Models for Reproduction / Damayanti Chakraborty and T. Rajendra Kumar -- 45. Pig Model to Study Dynamics of Steroids During Ovarian Follicular Growth and Maturation / Damodar K. Mahajan -- 46. Molecular Genetic Approach to Identify Inhibitors of Signal Transduction Pathways: Fission Yeast as a Model System for Drug Discovery / Shunji Ishiwata, Takayoshi Kuno, Hirofumi Takada, Atsushi Koike and Reiko Sugiura -- 47. Yeast as a Model System to Study DNA Damage and DNA Repair / Antonio Conconi -- 48. Human Models of Space Physiology / Victor A. Convertino and Caroline A. Rickards -- 49. Developmental Space Biology of Mammals: Concepts and Methods of Study / April E. Ronca -- 50. A Practical Approach to Animal Models of Sepsis / Bryan Belikoff and Jon A. Burns -- 51. Animal Models in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Afonso C. Silva and Bojana Stefanovic -- 52. Animal Models in Aging Research: A Critical Examination / Rochelle Buffenstein, Yael H. Edrey and Pamela L. Larsen -- 53. Gene Targeting in Human Somatic Cells / Eric A. Hendrickson -- 54. Animal Models for Investigating the Causes and Mechanisms of Mammalian Germ Cell Aneuploidy / John B. Mailhes and Mary Ann Handel -- 55. Genetic Models of Alzheimer's Disease / Yann S. Mineur -- 56. Rat Models of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis / Erik Wallstorm and Tomas Olsson -- 57. Animal Models in Virology / Joseph L. Bryant -- 58. Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS / Nancy L. Haigwood, Raymond R. O.'Neill and Vanessa M. Hirsch -- VI. Models of Other Human Diseases -- 59. Use of Congenic Mouse Strains for Candidate Disease Gene Identification in Complex Traits / Ute Christine Rogner and Philip Avner -- 60. Animal Models of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome / Jane Blood-Siegfried -- 61. Animal Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder / Hagit Cohen, Michael A. Matar and Joseph Zohar -- 62. Animal Models for Studying Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Alcohol-Related Birth Defects, and Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder / Timothy A. Cudd -- 63. Modeling Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Experimental Examples of the Utility of Zebrafish / Robert T. Gerlai -- 64. Mouse Models for Experimental Cancer Therapy / Sara Rockwell and Karen R. Rockwell -- 65. Rat Models of Skin Wound Healing / Wanda A. Dorsett-Martin and Annette B. Wysocki -- 66. Animal Models of Prostate Cancer / Adebusola A. Alagbala and Barbara A. Foster -- 67. Animal Models of Diabetes / Willy J. Malaisse and Abdullah Sener -- 68. Animal Models of Kidney Diseases / Chunsun Dai, Lawrence P. Kiss and Youhua Liu -- 69. Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis / Colin R. Young and C. Jane Welsh -- 70. Canine and Feline Models for Cancer / Gionata De Vico and Paola Maiolino -- 71. Obese Mouse Models / Deborah J. Good -- 72. Study of Polycystic Kidney Disease in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans / Matthew J. Buechner -- 73. Animal Models of Myelofibrosis / Alessandro M. Vannucchi, Jean-Luc Villeval, Orianne Wagner-Ballon, Paola Guglielmelli and Anna Rita Migliaccio -- 74. Animal Models for Bone Tissue Engineering Purposes / Veronique Vlateau, Delphine Logeart-Avramoglou, Genevieve Guillemin and Herve Petite -- VII. Other Tools -- 75. Markov Processes for Biomedical Data Analysis / Ricardo Ocana-Riola --
• 76. Software Tools for Modeling Biomedical Systems / Karl Thomaseth -- 77. Developing Websites for Biomedical Research and Training / Krishna B. Singh -- 78. Building Virtual Research Communities Using Web Technology / Krishna B. Singh.

ISBN

• 9781588299338 (hbk.)
• 1588299333 (hbk.)

OCLC

• ocn172979422
• 172979422
• SCSB-5386911

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries