Relevance of animal experimentation in physiology

  • Gopal Krushna Pal Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Abstract

Physiology as a subject of medical research and education has vast scope for animal experimentation. Physiology has contributed a lot to advancement of medical science through discoveries performed primarily by means of animal experiments and research. In nineteenth century, rapid progress in medicine was possible through studies conducted in experimental physiology. Therefore, the Nobel Prize in medicine was designated as “Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.” The great physiologist and visionary, and the father of experimental physiology Prof. Claude Bernard had established the principles of experimental medicine.[1] He was often cited by bench scientists who wish to provide a scientific justification of animal experimentation. In 1988, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a white paper defending biomedical experimentation on animals. In defending the animal research, the AMA stated “In fact, virtually every advance in medical science in the 20th century, from antibiotics and vaccines to antidepressant drugs and organ transplants, has been achieved either directly or indirectly through the use of animals in laboratory experiments.”[2] Read more...

Published
2014-07-27
How to Cite
Pal, G. K. (2014). Relevance of animal experimentation in physiology. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology, 1(3), 171-172. Retrieved from https://ijcep.org/index.php/ijcep/article/view/108

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