Use of primates in research: A global overview

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-237

  Carlsson, Hans Erik ^a   Schapiro, Steven J ^b   Farah, Idle ^a   Hau, Jann ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Nonhuman primates; Research use

Indexed keywords

PRIMATE; RESEARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PRIMATE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PRIMATES;

ANIMALIA; CERCOCEBUS; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; PAPIO; PRIMATES;

EID: 4544320652     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20054     Document Type: Article

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