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MeSH Heading: Animal Experimentation
Tree Number(s): E05.017; H01.770.644.053
Unique ID: D032761
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032761
Annotation: IM for moral, legal, ethical, social, and religious aspects of experiments on animals; do not routinely add for specific research studies involving animals
Scope Note: The use of animals as investigational subjects.
Entry Term(s): Animal Experimental Use; Animal Experiments; Animal Research
NLM Classification #: W 20.55.A5
Previous Indexing: Animal Welfare (1978-2002)
See Also: Animal Use Alternatives; Bioethical Issues; Ethics, Research; Models, Animal
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see ANIMAL WELFARE 1987-2002; for ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS see ANIMAL 1978-2003
History Note: 2003; use ANIMAL WELFARE 1987-2002; for ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS use ANIMALS 1978-2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2010/06/25

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