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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

An assessment of the role of chimpanzees in AIDS vaccine research.

30 Aug 2008 Prior to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)-infected macaques becoming the 'model of choice' in the 1990s, chimpanzees were widely used in AIDS vaccine research and testing. Faced with the continued failure to develop an effective human vaccine, ... Read more...

Home Office licence abstracts--an assessment.

30 Aug 2008 Since late in 2004, brief abstracts of projects licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been published on the Home Office website. These are produced by the Project Licence Holders, and their publication is seen by the Home ... Read more...

Genomics, proteomics, MEMS and SAIF: which role for diagnostic imaging?

23 Jul 2008 In these three words--genomics, proteomics and nanotechnologies--is the future of medicine of the third millennium, which will be characterised by more careful attention to disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Molecular imaging appears to ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Animal Experimentation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• California aims to crack down on animal rights extremists. 29 Sep 2008
• Experimental use of nonhuman primates is not a simple problem. 29 Sep 2008
• Experimental use of nonhuman primates is not a simple problem. 29 Sep 2008
• Experimental use of nonhuman primates is not a simple problem. 29 Sep 2008
• FDA regulation of animal research. 25 Sep 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. Allow flexibility, with limits. 30 Aug 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. 30 Aug 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. A la carte is OK. 30 Aug 2008
• Drug menus in protocol applications. Formalize SOPs. 30 Aug 2008
• Primate motions. 30 Aug 2008
• Advocates of animal experimentation: what's in a name? 30 Aug 2008
• An assessment of the role of chimpanzees in AIDS vaccine research. 30 Aug 2008
• Home Office licence abstracts--an assessment. 30 Aug 2008
• Dying for science? 13 Aug 2008
• Science and the public. Scientists targeted in California firebombings. 6 Aug 2008
• Genomics, proteomics, MEMS and SAIF: which role for diagnostic imaging? 23 Jul 2008
• Guineapig. 10 Jul 2008
• Experiments on humans and animals: can the end justify the means? 29 Jun 2008
• Estimates for worldwide laboratory animal use in 2005. 29 Jun 2008
• [Effect of fluorinated silicone oil on the rabbit retinal antioxidant status] 29 Jun 2008

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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