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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Hauptverfasser: Council, National Research, Studies, Division on Earth and Life, Research, Institute for Laboratory Animal, Animals, Committee on Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C National Academies Press 2009
National Academies
Ausgabe:1
Schlagworte:
Animal Experimentation
Animal welfare
Animals, Laboratory
Effect of stress on
Health
Laboratory animals
Pain
Pain in animals
prevention & control
Treatment
ISBN:0309128358, 9780309128353, 9780309128346, 030912834X
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Contents -- Summary -- Introduction -- 1 Pain in Research Animals: General Principles and Considerations -- 2 Mechanisms of Pain -- 3 Recognition and Assessment of Pain -- 4 Effective Pain Management -- 5 Humane Endpoints for Animals in Pain -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Models of Pain -- Appendix B: US Regulations and Guidelines Regarding Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals -- Appendix C: About the Authors -- Index