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Alternatives to animal testing: A review [PDF]
The number of animals used in research has increased with the advancement of research and development in medical technology. Every year, millions of experimental animals are used all over the world. The pain, distress and death experienced by the animals during scientific experiments have been a debating issue for a long time. Besides the major concern
Doke, Sonali K., Dhawale, Shashikant C.
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Alternatives to Animal Testing [PDF]
This open access book presents recent advances in the pure sciences that are of significance in the quest for alternatives to the use of animals in research and describes a variety of practical applications of the three key guiding principles for the more ethical use of animals in experiments – replacement, reduction, and refinement, collectively known
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Towards learning and memory risk assessment with human brain organoids: barriers and opportunities [PDF]
Neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and learning disabilities, as well as neurodegenerative disorders, affect millions of people in the United States alone.
Ronit Mohapatra +6 more
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Antibody-based alternatives to animal testing for toxin detection and antitoxin evaluation [PDF]
Animal experiments have long played a central role in biomedical research and toxicology, yet their limitations in translational accuracy and ethical concerns have intensified the demand for reliable alternatives.
Seo-Hyuk Chang +17 more
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Introduction: The positive identification of xenobiotics and their metabolites in human biosamples is an integral aspect of exposomics research, yet challenges in compound annotation and identification continue to limit the feasibility of comprehensive ...
Breanne Kincaid +6 more
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Failure to adequately characterize cell lines, and understand the differences between in vitro and in vivo biology, can have serious consequences on the translatability of in vitro scientific studies to human clinical trials.
Vy Tran +6 more
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IntroductionOligodendrocytes (OLs) are the myelin-forming cells of the central nervous system (CNS). Although OLs can be differentiated from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), the in vitro modeling of axon myelination in human cells remains ...
July Carolina Romero +6 more
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Despite Bisphenol-A (BPA) being subject to extensive study, a thorough understanding of molecular mechanism remains elusive. Here we show that using weighted gene correlation network analysis (WGCNA), which takes advantage of a graph theoretical approach
Alexandra Maertens +5 more
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Antidepressant Paroxetine Exerts Developmental Neurotoxicity in an iPSC-Derived 3D Human Brain Model
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently used to treat depression during pregnancy. Various concerns have been raised about the possible effects of these drugs on fetal development.
Xiali Zhong +15 more
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Deconvoluting gene and environment interactions to develop an “epigenetic score meter” of disease
Human health is determined both by genetics (G) and environment (E). This is clearly illustrated in groups of individuals who are exposed to the same environmental factor showing differential responses.
Alessio Butera +6 more
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