Animals in Research
- Council on Scientific Affairs
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WITHIN this century, spectacular advances have been made in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of many diseases. With expansion of our basic knowledge of processes involving biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology, important new directions in medicine have been taken. Although medicine requires research for the development of new thought, the research process itself is less well understood. The brief glossary herein, which is organized to provide ready access to diseases and/or disciplines, cites some of the most important new discoveries in medicine and their bases. The list is not meant to be exhaustive, and research crucial to certain fields is omitted. Its purpose is to emphasize the research process and to point out the mechanisms by which answers often are obtained. The theme presented within the glossary is the indispensability of animals in research, often because animals and humans suffer from many of the same diseases. In fact, much of
Footnotes
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This report was presented to the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association at the December 1988 Interim Meeting as an informational report of the Council on Scientific Affairs.
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This report is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of medical care. Standards of medical care are determined on the basis of all of the facts and circumstances involved in an individual case and are subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance and patterns of practice evolve. This report reflects the views of scientific literature as of November 1988.
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