Animal Experimentation
| Medical Definition: |
The use of animals as investigational subjects. |
| Guide Notes: |
IM for moral, legal, ethical, social, and religious aspects of experiments on animals; do not routinely add for specific research studies involving animals |
| Also Called: |
Animal Experiments |
| Previously Indexed: |
Animal Welfare (1978-2002) |
Animal Experimentation Categories.
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Rotarod Performance Test - A performance test based on forced MOTOR ACTIVITY on a rotating rod, usually by a rodent. Parameters include the riding time (seconds) or endurance. Test is used to evaluate balance and coordination of the subjects, particular in experimental animal models for neurological disorders and drug effects. |
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Vivisection - The cutting of or surgical operation on a living animal, usually for physiological or pathological investigation. (from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dict, 10th ed) |
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