Principles in Experimental Surgery

An introduction to the principles and practice of surgery, sterile technique, anesthesia, and laboratory animal care. Intended to provide highly supervised, hands-on experience in techniques for humane handling and surgical management of experimental animal subjects. Emphasizes surgical technique, anesthesia technique, and laboratory animal medicine. Prerequisite: BIOL 0800 . Limited to five (5) Graduate students only. Instructor permission required. Students MUST register for the lecture section and the lab.