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Animal model refers to the induction in a non-human animal a disease, psychological or psychopathological process that is similar to a human condition. The use of model organisms allows researchers to investigate processes and disease states in ways which would be inaccessible in a human patient, performing procedures on the non-human animal that imply a level of harm that would not be considered ethical to inflict on a human.

In order to serve as a useful model, a modeled disease must be similar in etiology (mechanism of cause) and function to the human equivalent. Animal models are used to learn more about a disease, its diagnosis and its treatment. For instance, behavioral analogues of anxiety or pain in laboratory animals can be used to screen and test new drugs for the treatment of these conditions in humans.

The increase in knowledge of the genomes of non-human primates and other mammals that are genetically close to humans is allowing the production of genetically engineered animal tissues, organs and even animal species which express human diseases, providing a more robust model of human diseases in an animal model.

Animal models observed in the sciences of psychology and sociology are often termed animal models of behavior.

Research by problemEdit

• Animal models of psychiatric disorders
• Animal models of alcoholism

Research by animalEdit

• Ape model
• Cat model
• Dog model
• Mouse model
• Pigeon Model
• Rat model

See alsoEdit

• Animal testing
• Genetically modified organism
• In vivo
• Experimental design
• Experimentation
• Model organism
• Animal testing on invertebrates
• Animal testing on rodents
• History of animal testing

External linksEdit

• Disease Animal Models - BSRC Alexander Fleming
• Transgenic Animal Models - Biomedcode

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