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The Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS) serves as an official communication vehicle for the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). The journal includes a section of refereed articles and a section of AALAS association news. The mission of the refereed section of the journal is to disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed information on animal biology, technology, facility operations, management, and compliance as relevant to the AALAS membership. JAALAS accepts research reports (data-based) or scholarly reports (literature-based), with the caveat that all articles, including solicited manuscripts, must include appropriate references and must undergo peer review.

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Publisher: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

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Volume 47, Number 5, September 2008

Letters to the Editor

Open Access Letters to the Editor
pp. 8-9(2)

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Biology

Open Access Suboptimal Ability of Dirty-bedding Sentinels to Detect Spironucleus muris in a Colony of Mice with Genetic Manipulations of the Adaptive Immune System
pp. 10-17(8)
Authors: Perdue, Kathy A; Copeland, Michelle K; Karjala, Zuzana; Cheng, Lily I; Ward, Jerrold M; Elkins, William R

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Open Access Operant Task Performance and Corticosterone Concentrations in Rats Housed Directly on Bedding and on Wire
pp. 18-22(5)
Authors: Freed, Carrie; Martinez, Vicente; Sarter, Martin; DeVries, Courtney; Bergdall, Valerie

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Open Access Retrospective Clinical and Molecular Analysis of Conditioned Laboratory Dogs (Canis familiaris) with Serologic Reactions to Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Rickettsia rickettsii
pp. 23-28(6)
Authors: Scorpio, Diana G; Wachtman, Lynn M; Tunin, Richard S; Barat, Nicole C; Garyu, Justin W; Dumler, J Stephen

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Open Access Maternal Behavior of Laboratory-born, Individually Reared Long-tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis)
pp. 29-34(6)
Authors: Tsuchida, Junko; Yoshida, Takashi; Sankai, Tadashi; Yasutomi, Yasuhiro

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Open Access Anesthetic Properties of Propofol in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus laevis)
pp. 35-38(4)
Authors: Guénette, Sarah A; Beaudry, Francis; Vachon, Pascal

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Experimental Techniques

Open Access Detection of Spironucleus muris in Unpreserved Mouse Tissue and Fecal Samples by Using a PCR Assay
pp. 39-43(5)
Authors: Fain, Michele A; Karjala, Zuzana; Perdue, Kathy A; Copeland, Michelle K; Cheng, Lily I; Elkins, William R

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Open Access Optimal Access to the Rat Heart by Transverse Bilateral Thoracotomy with Double Ligature of the Internal Thoracic Arteries
pp. 44-46(3)
Authors: Ordodi, Valentin L; Paunescu, Virgil; Mic, Felix A

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Open Access Modification of a Common BAL Technique to Enhance Sample Diagnostic Value
pp. 47-51(5)
Authors: Singletary, Morgan L; Phillippi-Falkenstein, Kathrine M; Scanlon, Elizabeth; Bohm Jr, Rudolf P; Veazey, Ronald S; Gill, Amy F

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Open Access Whole-body Plethysmography in African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) with and without Jackets
pp. 52-55(4)
Authors: Foster, Chad D; Hunter, Ty C; Gibbs, Paul H; Leffel, Elizabeth K

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Case Reports

Open Access Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation in an Adult Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
pp. 56-60(5)
Authors: Lammey, Michael L; Doane, Cynthia J; Gigliotti, Andrew; Lee, D Rick; Sleeper, Meg M

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Open Access Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Two Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
pp. 61-66(6)
Authors: Fremont, Jacqueline J; Marini, Robert P; Fox, James G; Rogers, Arlin B

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