The use of new world primates for biomedical research: An overview of the last four decades

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1055-1061

  Torres, Laila Brito ^a,b   Silva Araujo, Bruno Henrique ^a   Gomes De Castro, Paulo Henrique ^b   Romero Cabral, Francisco ^c   Sarges Marruaz, Klena ^b   Silva Araujo, Michelle ^d   Gomes Da Silva, Sergio ^a   Muniz, José Augusto Pereira Carneiro ^b   Cavalheiro, Esper Abrão ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^c Instituto do Cérebro Hospital   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomedical research; Experimental models; New World primates; Primates; Translational medicine

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; DATABASE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; SURVEY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BRAZIL; DISEASE MODEL; HISTORY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLATYRRHINI; STATISTICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PLATYRRHINI; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77958570278     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20864     Document Type: Article

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