Literature searches should be well documented, including information on:
- The justification for the choice of species and (where applicable) the strain.
- Evaluation of the biology, behaviour and welfare needs of the species to be used
More information about animal models is available here.
More resources
- Animal models - theme issues of the ILAR journal
- The journal Disease models and mechanisms
- Boyanova et al. (2026): Considerations for the selection and phenotyping of mouse models for the study of Alzheimer's disease
- Perse (2024): Animal Models of Human Pathology: Revision, Relevance and Refinements