Main description:

Spontaneous Pathology of the Laboratory Non-human Primate serves as a "go to" resource for all pathologists working on primates in safety assessment studies. In addition, it helps diagnostic veterinary pathologists rule out spontaneous non-clinical disease pathologies when assigning cause of death to species in zoological collections. Primate species included are rhesus, cynomolgus macaques and marmosets. Multi-authored chapters are arranged by organ system, thus providing the necessary information for continued research.

Pathologists often face a lack of suitable reference materials or historical data to determine if pathologic changes they are observing in monkeys are spontaneous or a consequence of other treatments or factors.

Contents:

1. Introduction to 1st Edition
2. Choice of Primate species
3. Regulatory issues in the use of primates
4. Infectious Diseases
5. Clinical Examination
6. Salivary glands
7. Oral Cavity
8. Esophagus and Stomach
9. Small and Large Intestine
10. Liver
11. Exocrine Pancreas
12. Kidney
13. Urinary bladder, ureter, urethra
14. Brain
15. Spinal Cord and Nerves
16. Eye and associated glands
17. Skeletal Muscle
18. Bone and Joints
19. Skin and subcutis
20. Specialized sebaceous glands
21. Mammary Gland
22. Respiratory tract
23. Immune System
24. Bone Marrow
25. Female Reproductive Tract
26. Testis
27. Male sex glands
28. Heart
29. Blood Vessels
30. Thyroid
31. Parathyroid
32. Pituitary
33. Adrenal
34. Endocrine Pancreas
35. Hematology