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Recognition and alleviation of pain in laboratory animals /

The use of animals in research adheres to scientific and ethical principles that promote humane care and practice. Scientific advances in our understanding of animal physiology and behavior often require theories to be revised and standards of practice to be updated to improve laboratory animal welf...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (U.S.). Committee on Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Summary
  • Introduction-- Pain in research animals: General principles and considerations
  • Mechanisms of pain
  • Recognition and assessment of pain
  • Effective pain management
  • Humane endpoints for animals in pain
  • Appendixes: Models of pain
  • U.S. regulations and guidelines regarding recognition and alleviation of pain in laboratory animals.