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Overviewto the Animal Models Volumes This volume describes animal models of drug addiction. Because of increasing public concern over the ethical treatment of animals in research, we felt it incumbent upon us to include this general preface in order to indicate why we think further research using animals is necessary. Animals should only be used when suitable alternatives are not available, and humans can only be experimented upon in severely proscribed circumstances. Alternative procedures using cell or tissue culture are inadequate in any models requiring assessments of behavioral change or of complex in vivo p- cesses. However, when the distress, discomfort, or pain to the animals outweighs the anticipated gains for human welfare, the research is not ethical and should not be carried out. It is imperative that each individual researcher examine his/ her own research from a critical moral standpoint before eng- ing in it, and take into consideration the animals’ welfare as well as the anticipated gains. Furthermore, once a decision to p- ceed with research is made, it is the researcher’s responsibility to ensure that the animals’ welfare is of prime concern in terms of appropriate housing, feeding, and maximum reduction of any uncomfortable or distressing effects of the experimental conditions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alan A. Boulton , Glen B. Baker , Peter H. WuPublisher: Humana Press Inc. Imprint: Humana Press Inc. Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992 Volume: 24 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.674kg ISBN: 9781489940247ISBN 10: 1489940243 Pages: 436 Publication Date: 15 August 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsModels of Alcohol Consumption Using the Laboratory Rat.- Development of an Animal Model of Ethanol Abuse.- Genetic Animal Models.- Alcohol Tolerance.- Animal Models of Drug Addiction.- Benzodiazepine Tolerance and Dependence.- Self-Administration of Psychomotor Stimulants Using Progressive Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement.- Opiate Withdrawal-Produced Dysphoria.- A Rodent Model for Nicotine Self-Administration.- Animal Models for Assessing Hallucinogenic Agents.- Animal Models for Caffeine Exposure in the Perinatal Period.Reviews...provide(s) an essential methodological source and reference text for everyone working in the neurosciences today.-Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |