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Diseases cause a staggering amount of suffering and death in both people and animals. As a result, human society has committed itself to alleviating this suffering. Toward this goal, biomedical research has included the use of animals as one component of research to understand, treat, and cure many...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (U.S.). Committee to Update Science, Medicine, and Animals, National Research Council (U.S.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal models in research.
Alternative toxicity testing > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medicine > Research.
Laboratory animals.
Diseases > Animal models.
Animal experimentation.
Animals, Laboratory
Animal Experimentation
Animal Experimentation > ethics
Animal Welfare
Disease Models, Animal
Animal Use Alternatives
Consumer Product Safety
Government Regulation
Internationality
Expérimentation animale.
Animaux de laboratoire.
Expérimentation animale > Aspect moral.
Modèles animaux dans la recherche.
Expérimentation animale > Alternative > Aspect moral.
Médecine > Recherche.
Maladies > Modèles animaux.
MEDICAL > Research.
Laboratory animals
Diseases > Animal models
Animal experimentation
Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects
Animal models in research
Medicine > Research
United States
Popular Work
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • SIDEBAR:Why Use Animals?
  • A Theory of Germs
  • SIDEBAR:Overcoming Disease
  • Vaccines
  • SIDEBAR: Penguins!
  • Understanding Epilepsy
  • Surgical Advancements
  • Cancer Therapies
  • The Concept of Basic Research
  • Safety Testing
  • SIDEBAR: Cruelty Free
  • Regulation of Animal Research
  • Continuing Efforts to More Efficiently Use Laboratory Animals
  • SIDEBAR: The 3 Rs in Action
  • Conclusion
  • Resources and Web Links
  • BackMatter

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