Sentences with phrase «alternative animal model»

The guinea pig has recently been described as an alternative animal model for studying influenza virus transmission.

The decision follows recommendations from an NIH advisory panel that said in January that the agency should curb research on chimps and instead «emphasize the development and refinement of other approaches, especially alternative animal models,» and move all but approximately 50 of the chimps to sanctuaries.

Therefore, various nontraditional animal models, which display pair bond formation — including marmosets (Callithrix penicillata), titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus), California mice (Peromyscus californicus), and prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)-- have emerged as better alternative animal models to study the neural correlates of pair bond formation (Carter et al., 1995; Bester - Meredith et al., 1999; Bales et al., 2007; de Jong et al., 2009; Smith et al., 2010).

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As a small local farm, Drumlin Farm models an alternative to the often inhumane treatment of factory raised animals.

It is illegal to use an animal for an experiment if there is an alternative, such as a computer model.

Now, the researchers have discovered an alternative in a mouse model: in the case of breast tumours with a specific defect in DNA repair, the animals can be cured using already established, cheap chemotherapy drugs, if enough DNA damage can be inflicted on the resting tumour cells.

Brendan Wintle at the University of Melbourne, Australia, has developed an alternative model that includes data on previous searches in remote regions, as well as aspects of the animal's biology and behaviour.

Researchers have pursued alternative therapies for TB using a variety of animal models, including the zebrafish found in many pet stores and household aquariums.

Because of a lack of standardised and harmonised preclinical studies, there is limited information we can so far obtain from literature on the relative predictive value of different animal models and alternative methods for vaccine evaluation.

Subsequently, work in the Markou laboratory showed that these compounds had desirable effects on nicotine dependence in animal models, while offering a better side - effect profile than other alternatives under study (full agonists at the same receptors).

Alternative animal replacement models are of great value in studying host - pathogen interaction and for quick screening of various pathogenic strains.

Clinical Skills Laboratory Support Fund Using models and other animal alternatives, the Clinical Skills Laboratory integrates the classroom with the clinical setting by providing an instructional space for veterinary students to practice, develop, and refine technical and diagnostic skills in a supportive environment.

Together, Sen. Padavan and Assemblywoman Rosenthal sponsored legislation signed by Gov. Patterson in July that requires the use of alternatives to animal models in product testing.

Executive summary of research results for: the economics, ethics, and ecology of companion animal overpopulation and a mathematical model for evaluation of the effectiveness of policy alternatives.