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. 2015 Nov 1;1(4):FSO63.
doi: 10.4155/fso.15.63. eCollection 2015 Nov.

Animal models are essential to biological research: issues and perspectives

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi  1 , Xavier Montagutelli  2
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Animal models are essential to biological research: issues and perspectives

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi et al. Future Sci OA. .
No abstract available

Keywords: animal models; animal protection; animal research; animal welfare; human diseases; preclinical studies.

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Financial & competing interests disclosure The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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