Fig. 1 Steps in mouse aortic endothelial cell extraction and culture. (a) Dissection of the animal to expose the thoracic and abdominal cavities. (b) Isolation of the aorta and heart…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Vicente Andrés and Beatriz Dorado (eds.)Methods in Mouse AtherosclerosisMethods in Molecular Biology133910.1007/978-1-4939-2929-0_6 6. Isolation, Culture, and Polarization of Murine Bone Marrow-Derived and Peritoneal Macrophages Inés Pineda-Torra1 , Matthew Gage1, Alba de Juan2 and Oscar M. Pello1,…
Advantages Atherosclerosis develops over a period of months Relative ease of genetic manipulation to allow for investigation of multiple cell types or proteins, including temporal or cell specific expression, on…
Section 6 Charts and Tables Emergency Hotlines, Dog Breeds Recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC), Cat Breeds Recognized by the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), Useful Information for Rodents and…
Section 2 Patient Evaluation and Organ System Examination Richard B. Ford, Elisa M. Mazzaferro Patient Evaluation, Owner Assessment of Pet Health: The BEETTS Test, Clinician Initial Assessment: The Problem List,…
Section 4 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Richard B. Ford, Elisa M. Mazzaferro Routine procedures, Administration Techniques for Medications and Fluids, Bandaging Techniques, Blood Pressure Measurement: Indirect, Diagnostic Sample Collection Techniques,…
Section I Emergency Care Elisa M. Mazzaferro, Richard B. Ford Prehospital management of the injured animal Survey of the Scene, Initial Examination, Preparation for Transport, Initial emergency examination, management, and…
Section 5 Laboratory Diagnosis and Test Protocols Richard B. Ford, Elisa M. Mazzaferro Common reference range values, Sample handling, Sample Identification, Sample Collection Tubes, Sample Storage and Transport, Patient Preparation,…
Section 3 Clinical Signs Richard B. Ford, Elisa M. Mazzaferro Abdominal enlargement with ascites, Abdominal enlargement without ascites, Aggression, Alopecia, see Hair Loss, Ataxia, see Incoordination, Blindness see Vision Loss,…
T 0 Mean ± SD (C.I.95%) T 60 Mean ± SD (C.I.95%) P < 0.05 RBC (x106/μL) 5.64 ± 0.83 (5.11–6.17) 5.49 ± 0.8 (4.98–6.0) n.s. HGB (g/dL) 12.42 ± 2.04 (11.12–13.71) 12.46 ± 2.0 (11.19–13.73) n.s. HCT (%) 35.67 ± 6.01 (31.86–39.49) 35.43 ± 5.41 (32.0–38.87)…
