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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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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)

Animal Experimentation Medical Definitions and Terms

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