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J Hagelin1, H E Carlsson, J Hau
1Department of Physiology, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
|December 11, 1999
Abstract:
The proposed general reduction in the number of animals used in research within the EU is inappropriate. If a reduction is warranted it should be related to the scientific requirements. We show that the numbers of laboratory animals used per published paper in the Netherlands has decreased by 23% between 1990 and 1997. A further reduction might be detrimental to scientific progress.
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