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Biomedical research
Vet Assistant course
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is biomedical research? | Area of science that investigates the biological process and the causes of disease. |
| In vitro | In the glass |
| Ex vivo | Out of the living |
| In vivo | In the living |
| pig contributions | plastic and reconstructive surgery, cardiovascular research, organ transplant techniques. |
| sheep contributions | pregnancy research, fetal alcohol syndrome, vaccines for anthrax, joint reconstruction. |
| horse contributions | Diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw) |
| chinchilla contribution | hearing, vaccine for cholera, sleep research |
| ferret contribution | influenza virus, reproductive research, canine distemper, toxicology research |
| cow contribution | smallpox vaccine, organ transplant techniques |
| armadillos contribution | leprosy |
| chicken contribution | tuberculosis, pneumonia, leukemia |
| The three R's | replace (the use of animals whenever possible), reduce (the number of animals), refine ( test and experiment to cause animals the least distress) |