The Baboon in Biomedical Research

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: VandeBerg, John L. (Editor), Williams-Blangero, Sarah. (Editor), Tardif, Suzette D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Medicine.; Zoology.; Animal Physiology.; Laboratory animals.; Anthropology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Models.; Biomedicine general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75991-3

Building on the foundation of two earlier volumes, The Baboon in Biomedical Research returns in an updated edition that presents the variety of uses and the importance of the baboon in biomedical research today. With contributions from leading researchers who use the baboon model, the new edition, e...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• The Development and Status of the Baboon Genetic Linkage Map
• The Study of Captive Baboon Behavior
• Microbiology of Captive Baboons
• Spontaneous Pathology of Baboons
• Growth and Development of Baboons
• Reproductive Biology of Baboons
• Baboon Model for Endometriosis
• The Baboon in Embryology and Teratology Research
• Baboon Models for Neonatal Lung Disease
• The Baboon Model for Dental Development
• Baboon Model for Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis
• Baboon Model for the Study of Nutritional Influences on Pregnancy
• Baboon Model for Infant Nutrition
• Baboon Model for Ingestive Behaviors
• Baboon Model for Alcoholic Liver Disease: 1973-2003
• Baboons in Drug Abuse Research
• Neuroimaging of Baboons
• The Baboon Model of Epilepsy: Current Applications in Biomedical Research
• The Baboon in Xenotransplant Research.