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lab animals  

Definition

  • Invertebrate and vertebrate animals are vivisected for a wide range of laboratory research, testing, and teaching purposes. Vertebrates, however, serve as the primary experimental lab subjects for toxicity testing, as well as for pure and applied research by universities, corporate pharmaceutical testing labs, governmental health agencies, and the military. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Lab Animals]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QK966ZZL-X

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