Alternatives to Animal Experimentation

Implementing the in vitro pyrogen test: one more step toward replacing animal experimentation.

Ethics of animal research in human disease remediation, its institutional teaching; and alternatives to animal experimentation

Animals have been used in research and teaching for a long time. However, clear ethical guidelines and pertinent legislation were instated only in the past few decades, even in developed countries with Judeo-Christian ethical roots. We compactly cover the basics of animal research ethics, ethical reviewing and compliance guidelines for animal experimentation across the developed world, "our" fu...

Education in Alternatives to Animal Experimentation

Education in alternatives to animal experimentation has spread to all parts of the world including Asian countries (Kurosawa, 2004a). We should aim to educate all types of audience, from school children to professors and the general public, on the concepts and importance of the 3Rs (Kurosawa, 2004b; Cervinka and Kurosawa, 2004). Naturally, the approach must be specific to the target group: the ...

Alternatives to Animal Experimentation in Undergraduate Curricula at Medical Schools – Analysis of Current Trends in the Czech Republic

ALTEX 22, Special Issue 2, 2005 46 Alternatives to Animal Experimentation in Undergraduate Curricula at Medical Schools – Analysis of Current Trends in the Czech Republic Miroslav Cervinka, Emil Rudolf 1 and Zuzana Cervinkova Charles University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic; Charles University Faculty of Medicine, Department of P...

National workshop/CME on alternatives to animal experimentation in medical science education.

Altex 31, 3/14 369 Inauguration Prof. Shahjahan Bano (Dean, Faculty of Medicine, JNMC, AMU), in her introductory remarks, said that the workshop would help students to improve their skills in teaching and research by using simulators and software and without harming animals. Prof. Tariq Mansoor (Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent, JNMC) reminded listeners of their moral obligation to ca...