Bioethical issues in the generation and use of transgenic farm animals

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 847-855

  Mepham, T Ben ^a   Crilly, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Prima facie principle; Telos; Transgenic farm animals; Xenotransplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033376424     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119299902701s08     Document Type: Review

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