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Animal models in light of evolution

Print Book, English, ©2009
BrownWalker Press, Boca Raton, Fla., ©2009
xiii, 443 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781599425023, 9781599425030, 1599425025, 1599425033
427608858
Matters of science
A brief history of animals in early science
Animals and the methods of 19th century physiology
Introduction to models in science
Animals as model systems
Evolution and genetics
Evolution and development
Organisms and delegated complexity
Evolution and the metabolism of xenobiotics
Predictive models in toxicology and oncology
Predictive models in teratology
Evidence and opinion
Improving prediction : genetically modified animals
Improving prediction : primate studies