Animal Experimentation
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Status of the use of laboratory animals since 2000 in Denmark]

17 Oct 2009 Since 2000 the annual use of laboratory animals in Denmark has remained constant at approx. 350,000 animals. Two thirds, i.e. approx. 220,000 of these, were used for medical research. The majority (48-69%) were used for research in neurological and ... Read more...

Metaphysical and ethical perspectives on creating animal-human chimeras.

17 Aug 2009 This paper addresses several questions related to the nature, production, and use of animal-human (a-h) chimeras. At the heart of the issue is whether certain types of a-h chimeras should be brought into existence, and, if they are, how we should ... Read more...

Modifying the Toyota Production System for continuous performance improvement in an academic children's hospital.

30 Jul 2009 The Toyota Production System (TPS) has become a successful model for improving efficiency and eliminating errors in manufacturing processes. In an effort to provide patients and families with the highest quality clinical care, our academic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Animal Experimentation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Status of the use of laboratory animals since 2000 in Denmark] 17 Oct 2009
• Animal rights terrorists: what every neuroscientist should know. 14 Sep 2009
• We must face the threats. 14 Sep 2009
• Troublesome variability in mouse studies. 30 Aug 2009
• Animal behavior. Going to the dogs. 26 Aug 2009
• The science and ethics of primate research. 20 Aug 2009
• Metaphysical and ethical perspectives on creating animal-human chimeras. 17 Aug 2009
• Primate veterinarians promote animal welfare, biomedical research. One-health approach bridges gap between science and medicine. 13 Aug 2009
• Modifying the Toyota Production System for continuous performance improvement in an academic children's hospital. 30 Jul 2009
• Animal research ethics in Africa: an overview. 28 Jul 2009
• End to whaling ban? 2 Jul 2009
• [Bioethics and biomedical experiment evolution from Alkmaion to Pavlov. Dedicated to 160 years since I.P. Pavlov's birthday] 29 Jun 2009
• Background to the Three Rs Declaration of Bologna, as adopted by the 3rd World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, Bologna, Italy, on 31 August 1999. 29 Jun 2009
• The Three Rs. Preface. 29 Jun 2009
• Assessing the search for and implementation of the Three Rs: a survey among scientists. 29 Jun 2009
• Ethics: views from IACUC members. 29 Jun 2009
• The origins and early days of the Three Rs concept. 29 Jun 2009
• The evolution of the Three Rs. 29 Jun 2009
• Animal experimentation and the Three Rs: time for honest answers to some leading questions. 29 Jun 2009
• Current Brazilian law on animal experimentation. 24 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Animal Experimentation'

Definition: The use of animals as investigational subjects.

Descriptor UI: D032761

Alternative terms: Animal Experimentation; Experimentation, Animal; Animal Research; Research, Animal; Animal Experimental Use; Animal Experimental Uses; Experimental Use, Animal; Experimental Uses, Animal; Animal Experiments; Animal Experiment; Experiment, Animal; Experiments, Animal;

Related Mesh Headings: Animal Use Alternatives; Models, Animal; Bioethical Issues; Ethics, Research;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data; standards;

Tree Number: E05.017;

History Note: 2003; use ANIMAL WELFARE 1987-2002; for ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS use ANIMALS 1978-2003

Technical Notes: IM for moral, legal, ethical, social, and religious aspects of experiments on animals; do not routinely add for specific research studies involving animals