Animal model
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An animal model is a living, non-human animal used during the research and investigation of human disease, for the purpose of better understanding the disease without the added risk of causing harm to an actual human being during the process. The animal chosen will usually meet a determined taxonomic equivalency to humans, so as to react to disease or its treatment in a way that resembles human physiology as needed. Many drugs, treatments and cures for human diseases have been developed with the use of animal models.
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See also
- Animal testing
- Ensembl genome database
- In vivo
- Animal testing on invertebrates
- Animal testing on rodents
- History of animal testing
- Knockout rat
- Mouse models of colorectal and intestinal cancer
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