National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR): The Essential Need for Animals in Medical Research
“Rodent research is creating an exciting horizon for cardiovascular disease treatment. Recent research with rats and mice has alerted scientists to the possibility of using growth factors (ref.21) and stem cells (ref. 22) to regenerate cardiac tissue after a heart attack. […] Human medicine would not be where it is today without the incredible contributions of these small yet mighty animals. […]
Ref. 21: D’Uva G, Aharonov A, Lauriola M, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2015;17(5):627-38
Ref. 22: Ellison GM, Vicinanza C, Smith AJ, et al. Cell. 2013;154(4):827-42″
