animal model
An animal with a disease either the same as or like a disease in humans. Animal models are used to study the development and progression of diseases and to test new treatments before they are given to humans. Animals with transplanted human cancers or other tissues are called xenograft models. | ||||
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Animal model Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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animal model
a disease in an animal that resembles a similar disease in humans. Animal models are used to test new drugs and therapies.
a disease in an animal that resembles a similar disease in humans. Animal models are used to test new drugs and therapies.
Animal model Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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animal model
defined: A laboratory animal useful for medical research because it has specific characteristics that resemble a human disease or disorder. Scientists can create animal models, usually laboratory mice, by transferring new genes into them.
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Dr. William Pavan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines animal model.
related terms: gene, deletion, mouse model, mutation, transgenic
defined: A laboratory animal useful for medical research because it has specific characteristics that resemble a human disease or disorder. Scientists can create animal models, usually laboratory mice, by transferring new genes into them.
explained: Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. William Pavan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines animal model.
related terms: gene, deletion, mouse model, mutation, transgenic
Animal model Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Animal model
Animal model refers to a non-human animal with a disease or injury that is similar to a human condition. These test conditions are often termed as animal models of disease. The use of animal models allows researchers to investigate disease states in ways which would be inaccessible in a human patient, performing procedures on the non-human animal that imply a level of harm that would not be considered ethical to inflict on a human.
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