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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783143003321

Titolo

Science, medicine, and animals [[electronic resource] ] : a circle of discovery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Research Council, National Academies Press, 2004

ISBN

0-309-16784-1

0-309-51166-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (52 p.)

Disciplina

179/.4

Soggetti

Animal experimentation - Moral and ethical aspects

Animal models in research

Alternative toxicity testing - Moral and ethical aspects

Medicine - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""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""; ""Back Matter""