Lee Seaman

Some hard-to-find terms for teratologic studies

These terms are gleaned from teratology studies I have done over the last several years. Please send additions and corrections to Lee Seaman.

English	Japanese	Application
preserved in Bouin fixative	ブアン液に固定した	Visceral examination
Wilson sectioning	Wilson 切片法	Visceral examination head and abdomen
Nishimura's micro-necropsy method		Visceral examination thoracic area
alizarin red S	アリザリンS	skeletal examination (Dawson method)
Galton whistle	ガルトンホイッスル	pinna reflex (Preyer reflex)
latency	反応潜時
ambulation	移動区画数
grooming	身ずくろい数
rearing	立ち上がり数
preening	洗顔動作数
defecation	排糞数
urination	排尿数
delivery index	出産率	(No. of dams delivering live pups /No. of pregnant females × 100)
birth index	出生率	No. of pups born alive/No. of implants × 100
copulation rate	交尾率	No. of copulations/　No. of pairs x 100
pregnancy rate	受胎率	No. of pregnants/　No. of copulations x 100
implantation rate
pre-indication?	前兆	Lumbar ribs are a pre-indication? of teratogenicity
Laboratory automation	保管管理システムのＬＡ化