Animal models for the study of human disease / edited by P. Michael Conn.
Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease identifies important animal models and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of each model for the study of human disease. The first section addresses how to locate resources, animal alternatives, animal ethics and related issues, much needed informat...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Click for online access |
| Summary: | Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease identifies important animal models and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of each model for the study of human disease. The first section addresses how to locate resources, animal alternatives, animal ethics and related issues, much needed information for researchers across the biological sciences and biomedicine. The next sections of the work offers models for disease-oriented topics, including cardiac and pulmonary diseases, aging, infectious diseases, obesity, diabetes, neurological diseases, joint diseases, visual disorders, and cancer. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 1089 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780124159129 0124159125 1299642276 9781299642270 0124158943 9780124158948 |