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Alternatives-NIH-USA-ICCVAM
Topic: Alternative methods

ALTWEB-Alternatives to Animal Testing
Topic: Alternative methods

Altbib-Bibliography on Alternatives to Animal Testing

ALTBIB is a search tool that retrieves PubMed citations on alternatives to the use of live vertebrates in biomedical research and testing. It includes citations from published articles, books, book chapters, and technical reports. It also provides links to news sources and additional resources on alternatives to animal testing.

A wide variety of topics are covered, including biologics and vaccines, carcinogenesis, cytotoxicity, ecotoxicity, genotoxicity, hepatic/renal toxicity, immunotoxicity/immunology, neurotoxicity, ocular toxicity, pharmacokinetic/mechanistic studies, pyrogenicity, pulmonary toxicity, quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR), reproductive and developmental toxicity, skin toxicity, and animal welfare.

Topic: Alternative methods

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Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (CNL) at The German Primate Center (DPZ)
Topic: Non-Human Primate

NC3Rs Chronic Implants Wiki

Welcome to this NC3Rs wiki on refinement of the use of chronic implants in neuroscience research using NHPs.

Here you can read, post and edit practical information on the design, implantation and maintenance of headposts, recording chambers and other implants. The wiki also includes information on non-invasive approaches to head restraint.

Topic: Non-Human Primate

Primate Cognition Leibniz-ScienceCampus
Topic: Non-Human Primate

Primate Systems Neuroscience
Topic: Non-Human Primate

Primates in Neuroscience Ethics
Topic: Non-Human Primate

NC3Rs Non-Human Primate Welfare
Topic: Non-Human Primate

First Ever Survey of Approaches to Monkey Chair Restraint

In a transatlantic collaboration, scientists from the NC3Rs and the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia have conducted the first ever survey of the approaches used for training monkeys for chair restraint.

Topic: Non-Human Primate

EU PrimNet Project
Topic: Non-Human Primate

The Macaque Care Website

A free resource for everyone who works with, or is interested in, laboratory macaques.

Topic: Non-Human Primate

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