Design of composite measure schemes for comparative severity assessment in animal-based neuroscience research: A case study focussed on rat epilepsy models.

Comparative severity assessment of animal models and experimental interventions is of utmost relevance for harm-benefit analysis during ethical evaluation, an animal welfare-based model prioritization as well as the validation of refinement measures. Unfortunately, there is a lack of evidence-based...

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Main Authors: Roelof Maarten van Dijk, Ines Koska, Andre Bleich, Rene Tolba, Isabel Seiffert, Christina Möller, Valentina Di Liberto, Steven Roger Talbot, Heidrun Potschka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230141