laboratory rat
Experimental animal subject
A laboratory rat is a rat bred and kept for use in scientific experiments, particularly in medical, psychological, and behavioral research.
The white or albino rat is the iconic image.
By extension, laboratory rat (or lab rat) describes any person subjected to repeated testing or experimentation, or someone who spends excessive time in a lab environment.
After three clinical trials, I felt like a laboratory rat.
Testable proposed explanation
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
measurement · observation · results · trial · sample size · double-blind · in vivo · replication
Concerning biology and medicine
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
toxicology · immunology · cardiology · physiology · metabolism · virology · gerontology · behavioral
Barred confinement structure
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
- water bottleContainer for drinking liquid
- handlingTreatment or management
breeding · weaning · socialization · acclimation · enrichment · inbred · strain · albino
Facial sensory hairs
paws · mammary · organs · tumors · pathology · dissection · tissue · biopsy
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
variables · measurement · observation · results · trial · sample size · double-blind · in vivo · replication · ethics
biomedical
Concerning biology and medicine
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
neuroscience · toxicology · immunology · cardiology · physiology · metabolism · virology · gerontology · behavioral · preclinical
cage
Barred confinement structure
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
- water bottleContainer for drinking liquid
handling · breeding · weaning · socialization · acclimation · enrichment · inbred · strain · albino · lifespan
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
snout · paws · mammary · organs · tumors · pathology · dissection · tissue · biopsy · brain
navigation
Determining position and course
cheese · corridors · dead-end · spatial · cognitive · conditioning · Skinner box · training · behavior · performance
laboratory ratstreet rat
Homeless urban youngster
sewer rat · wild mouse · wild animal · field mouse · pest
laboratory ratpet rat
Kept rodent companion
fancy rat · companion animal · family pet · pest · vermin
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