Microbial and phenotypic definition of rats and mice proceedings of the 1998 US/Japan conference (National Academy Press, 1999)
"This study was supported by Grant No. P40-RR-11611 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references
Opening remarks / Shin-ichi Ota -- Opening remarks / Judith L. Vaitukaitis -- The need for defined rats and mice in biomedical research: problems, issues, and the current state of affairs / Tatsuji Nomura -- The need for defined rats and mice in biomedical research: problems, issues, and the current state of affairs / Norikazu Tamaoki -- The biological integrity of laboratory rodents / Robert O. Jacoby -- Quality testing system for SPF animals in Japan and problems in the management of such systems / Toshio Itoh -- Definition of microbiological status of rats and mice/The need for methods defining flora/International standards for terminology / Kazuaki Mannen -- Development of rodent pathogen profiles and adequacy of detection technology / Steven H. Weisbroth -- Current status of pathogen status in mice and rats / J. Russell Lindsey -- Genetic background and phenotypes in animal models of human diseases / Kuzuo Moriwaki -- Genetic and phenotypic definition of laboratory mice and rats/What constitutes an acceptable genetic-phenotypic definition / Hideki Katoh -- Phenotype assessment requires more than a casual observation / Philip A. Wood -- Genetic and phenotypic definion of mice and rats/What constitutes an acceptable genetic-phenotypic definition / Muriel T. Davisson -- Genetic and phenotypic definition of laboratory mice and race/What constitutes an acceptable genetic-phenotypic definition / Joseph DeGeorge -- CIEA/NCRR/NIH genetic and microbiological monitoring of mouse and rat resources: directions for the future / Tatsuji Nomura -- CIEA/NCRR?NIH genetic and microbiological monitoring of mouse and rat resources: directions for the future / Neal West -- Closing comments/Summary of presentations / Thomas J. Gill, III -- Summary of presentations / Steven P. Pakes -- Summary of presentations / Tatsuji Nomura