title: Reptiles and amphibians as laboratory animals.
abstract: Although reptiles and amphibians have long been used in biomedical research, few in the arena understand their health and husbandry needs. The author provides an introduction to the successful maintenance of reptiles and amphibians in the laboratory environment.
authors.affiliation: Office of Laboratory Animal Care, University of Tennessee, 109 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996-4503, USA. dorcas@utk.edu.
authors.forename: Dorcas P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000502:physiology*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D007756:Laboratory Animal Science / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012104:Reptiles / Q000502:physiology*