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Ethics of Animal Experimentation

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Animal research is important to the advancement of science and medicine. Countless lives have been saved or enhanced as a result of advances directly attributable to animal research. Despite these profound contributions, animal research continues to be controversial throughout the world. Modern technology has propelled many to argue that animal experimentation is no longer necessary. However, animal research still fulfills an important role in medicine today; the demise of animal research would impede the continued progression future of science and medicine.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, LSUHSC–Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Elyse M. Cornett

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Mark R. Jones

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, LSUHSC–New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Cornett, E.M., Jones, M.R., Kaye, A.D. (2019). Ethics of Animal Experimentation. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_25

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