Abstract
The laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus, has been used in biomedical research for more than 150 years, and in many cases remains the model of choice for studies of physiology, behavior, and complex human disease. This book provides detailed information on a number of methodologies that can be used in rat. This chapter gives an introduction to rat as a species and as a biomedical model, providing historical information, a brief introduction to the current state of rat research, and a perspective on the future of rat as a model for human disease.
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Smith, J. R., Bolton, E. R., & Dwinell, M. R. (2019). The Rat: A Model Used in Biomedical Research. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 2018, pp. 1–41). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9581-3_1
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