Newman, H. M., Stevens, R. T. & Apkarian, A. V. Direct spinal projections to limbic and striatal areas: anterograde transport studies from the upper cervical spinal cord and the cervical enlargement in squirrel monkey and rat.
Five pairs of species-specific primers were designed targeting mitochondrial ND5, ATPase 6, and cytochrome b genes to amplify 172, 163, 141, 129 and 108 bp DNA fragments from cat, dog, pig, monkey and rat meats, respectively.
The deduced bovine mature Epo peptide exhibits 96, 88, 83, 82 and 79% sequence identity to that of sheep, swine, human, monkey and rat, respectively.
Gazzaley developed a method for measuring changes in the concentration of NMDA receptors in neurons from monkey and rat brains by using a confocal laser scanning microscope and sophisticated computer software.
In the latter case, Rio de Janeiro's tourist board – who claimed that the city was portrayed as having rampant street crime, kidnappings, slums, and monkey and rat infestations – went so far as to threaten Fox with legal action.
Retrograde tracing techniques in combination with acetylcholinesterase histochemistry and anti-ChAT immunocytochemistry indicate that between 40 and 90% of projecting neurons are cholinergic in rhesus monkey and rat, respectively [30], [36].
Rhesus monkey and human PK were initially estimated using allometric scaling on data collected in dogs, cynomolgus monkeys and rats.
Last week, the chief minister of Malacca, Mohamad Ali Rustam, was quoted in the Guardian as saying that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans.
(In one study, researchers gave monkeys and rats, over four days, an amount of Ecstasy equivalent to what I ate in six months).
Research conducted in more naturalistic settings finds that monkeys and rats are much more apt to consume cocaine and morphine in moderation.
In two separate experiments, scientists have linked the brains of monkeys and rats together, enabling them to mentally cooperate as a "superbrain," The Guardian reports.
