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animal use alternatives
- Definition
- Alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing, and education. The alternatives may include reduction in the number of animals used, replacement of animals with a non-animal model or with animals of a species lower phylogenetically, or refinement of methods to minimize pain and distress of animals used.
- Definition Source
- Medical Subject Headings
- Used For
- alternatives to animal experimentation
- alternatives to animal testing
- alternatives to animal use
- animal testing alternatives
- replacement, refinement, and reduction of animals in
- research
- three R's (animal use alternatives)
- three Rs (animal use alternatives)
- Spanish
- alternativas al uso de animales