Introduction to the 3Rs (refinement, reduction and replacement)

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 58-59

  Guhad, Faisal ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TESTING REDUCTION; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; GUIDELINES; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE;

EID: 17144398830     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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