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The Need for Research with Animals

Dogs may hold key to treating cancer in humans (November 27, 2022)

NASEM Affirms Need for Canine Research (July 16, 2020)

Why Primate Models Matter. Phillips KA, Bales KL, Capitanio JP, Conley A, Czoty PW, 't Hart BA, Hopkins WD, Hu SL, Miller LA, Nader MA, Nathanielsz PW, Rogers J, Shively CA, Voytko ML. Am J Primatol. 2014 Sep; 76(9): 801-827. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22281.

The Use of Nonhuman Animals in Biomedical Research. Ringach DL. Am J Med Sci 2011;342(4):305-313. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31822a6c35. (This article is protected by copyright and is posted here in its entirety with express written permission from the publisher, Elsevier.)

Large animal models of heart failure: a critical link in the translation of basic science to clinical practice. Dixon JA, Spinale FG. Circ Heart Fail. 2009 May;2(3):262-71. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.108.814459. Review.
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