The Directive 2010/63/EU on animal experimentation may skew the conclusions of pharmacological and behavioural studies

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Macrì, Simone ^a   Ceci, Chiara ^a   Altabella, Luisa ^a   Canese, Rossella ^a   Laviola, Giovanni ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

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1-PENTYL-3-(1-NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE; 3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PENTYLINDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MOUSE; PHARMACOLOGY; STANDARD; DRUG EFFECTS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STANDARDS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INDOLES; MICE; NAPHTHALENES; PHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 84882357675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02380     Document Type: Article

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