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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. methodology
  3. research methods
  4. animal models
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. support systems and models
  3. models
  4. biological models
  5. animal models
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. biological models
  6. animal models
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. biological models
  6. animal models
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. biological models
  6. animal models
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. biological models
  6. animal models

Preferred term

animal models

Type

  • Topic

Definition

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Synonyms

  • mice models
  • murine models
  • primate models
  • rat models

Scope note

  • Animals who have specific characteristics that are used in experimental research, teaching or testing in order to study physiology, nutrition, etc. of humans or other species; For animals used to study human disease USE animal disease models; For mathematical models in the study of animal genetics USE mathematical models.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9120

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