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1Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London NW1 2BE, United Kingdom.
The American Journal of Physiology
|December 5, 1998
Abstract:
Animal experimentation has been subject to legislative control in the United Kingdom since 1876. This paper reviews the impact of that legislation, which was replaced in 1986, on the teaching of practical physiology to undergraduate students. Highlights and case studies are also presented, drawing on Government reports and statistics, published books and papers, and unpublished archival data.
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Biomedical and Behavioral Research
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