Our aim in producing a colour atlas of toxicological guidelines itemize
the investigations to be carried out pathology was to present a
catalogue of histopathologi- during the course of the study and they
normally include: cal lesions which we had encountered over the years in
clinical observations and behaviour; food intake and body various
laboratory animal species exposed to a vast weight measurements; serum
biochemistry; haema- range of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and
industrial tology; ECG and ophthalmology. At the end of a study,
chemicals. While we believe a colour atlas is the ideal full macroscopic
and microscopic examinations of the way to share our experiences with
others, it quickly organ weight analyses together with tissues are
essen- became clear to us that for the atlas to be meaningful tial. By
far the greater part of the material used in this the associated text
must be comprehensive and contain book is from toxicity studies
conducted in recent years ample literature references. and performed in
compliance with the Good Laboratory The atlas is intended for both the
trainee and the Practice standards of governmental regulatory bodies in
experienced toxicological pathologist working with lab- Europe, Japan
and North America. oratory animals in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical
or Toxicity studies are commonly carried out in rats, chemical
environment.