Naturally occurring pulmonary tumors in rodents

Rittinghausen, S; Dungworth, DL; Ernst, H; Mohr, U

HERO ID

1597267

Reference Type

Book/Book Chapter

Year

1996

HERO ID 1597267
Year 1996
Title Naturally occurring pulmonary tumors in rodents
Book Title Respiratory system
Authors Rittinghausen, S; Dungworth, DL; Ernst, H; Mohr, U
Editor Jones, TC; Dungworth, DL; Mohr, U
Publisher Text Springer
City Berlin, Germany
Page Numbers 183-206
Abstract The development of naturally occurring lung tumors is related to aging. In rats, mice, and hamsters younger than 12 months naturally occurring pulmonary tumors are exceedingly rare. The majority of them are found in animals older than 20 months. Even then the prevalence in rats and Syrian hamsters is very low whereas in certain strains of mice pulmonary tumors occur quite frequently. The interpretation of long-term animal studies resulting in primary neoplasms of the respiratory tract requires classification of tumors. Because most long-term studies are carried out in rats, the recent literature contains more reports on classification and description of lung tumors for this species.
Doi 10.1007/978-3-642-61042-4_17
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Series Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals
Isbn 978-3-642-64667-6
Is Public Yes