CHAPTER 3 THE SUPPLY OF CATS AND DOGS TO LABORATORIES

• Case Study One -- Factors influencing coronary blood vessels in a dog ‘model’ of heart failure

• Case Study Two -- The role of peptides in the changes of the diameter of coronary blood vessels

• Case Study Three -- Induced kidney failure and its impact on gut function

• Case Study Four -- To elucidate the effect of a novel formulation of an anticoagulant on clotting parameters and the drug’s clearance from the body

• Case Study Five -- Calcium-binding sites in the heart: the use of calcium channel-labelling chemicals in PET studies

• Case Study Six -- The effects of exercise on muscle metabolism in untrained dogs

• Case Study Seven -- Behavioural recovery of balance after surgical damage: the role of histamine

• Case Study Eight -- The possible role of the neurotransmitter GABA in normal and vestibular-damaged cats

• Case Study Nine -- Visual responses to changes in body orientation

• Case Study Ten -- The development of brain cells which use 5-hydroxytryptamine as a neurotransmitter, in the developing kitten

• Case Study Eleven -- Eye movements and changes within the visual field

• Case Study Twelve -- Effects of drugs on sleep patterns in sleep-deprived animals

• Case Study Thirteen -- Activity of identified cells in the brain and their role in sleep-wake cycles