To obtain scientifically reproducible results in animal studies is challenging because inappropriate handling of animals can negatively impact the final results. This is of significance when new / graduate students are attempting animal studies for the first time. The fear expres...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i487
Objective: To determine the infective dose of Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) in Sprague Dawley rats, when the inoculum is injected via the intraperitoneal route. Design and Methods: In interest of animal welfare and to reduce the number...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29932
This study was designed to determine the acute and subacute toxicity of non-ionic surfactant, sorbitan monostearate (Span 60) vesicles in a Sprague Dawley rat model. The primary aim was to investigate the acute toxicity of Span 60 niosomes after single intraperitoneal (IP) as wel...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/30380