Clinical Pathology
Chapter 2 Clinical Pathology 2.1 Haematology and biochemistry As rabbits are used extensively for toxicological and physiological studies, there is a lot of information about the effects of experimental infections,…
PHARMACOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
Post-mortem Examination of Rabbits
Chapter 15 Post-mortem Examination of Rabbits Post-mortem examinations are an essential part of veterinary practice and, as such, drive forward the evolution of rabbit medicine. In addition to informing and…
Urogenital Diseases
Chapter 12 Urogenital Diseases 12.1 Anatomy of the urogenital tract The anatomy of the urogenital tract is illustrated by Barone et al. (1973). The rabbit kidney is unipapillate with extensive…
Ophthalmic Diseases
Chapter 9 Ophthalmic Diseases 9.1 Ocular anatomy and physiology Rabbits have large, prominent eyes that are positioned on the side of the head with a cornea that occupies approximately 25%…
Therapeutics
Chapter 3 Therapeutics 3.1 Special considerations when prescribing for rabbits At the time of writing (2012), there are 37 drugs authorized for use in rabbits in the UK. These include…
Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Chapter 4 Anaesthesia and Analgesia 4.1 Challenges encountered when anaesthetizing rabbits Anaesthetizing rabbits is perceived by many vets and owners as a high-risk procedure; however, recent advances in anaesthetic drugs…
Role of Oxidative Stress in Ocular Disease
Fig. 1 Left eye of the dog with chronic quantitative tear deficiency. Note hyperemia and thick discharges, vascularized and opaque cornea (chronic keratitis) The cornea is a highly differentiated tissue…
Cation Channels and Oxidative Stress-Induced Neuronal Cell Death
Fig. 1 Cellular responses following the opening of transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) cation channels and the associated increase in intracellular calcium concentration. The channels are containing C (Nudix…
Stress in Diabetes Mellitus
Fig. 1 Mechanisms for free radical production in DM: 1 glucose autoxidation, leading to direct production of ROS; 2 production of advanced glycation end-products, causing protein damages and production of…
