NONHUMAN-PRIMATES IN BEHAVIORAL-TOXICOLOGY - ISSUES OF VALIDITY, ETHICS AND PUBLIC-HEALTH

被引:7
作者
EVANS, HL
机构
[1] Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10016
关键词
Animal species; Cognitive function; Ethical decisions; Methylmercury; Nonhuman primates; Toxic chemicals; Toxicity testing; Trimethyltin; Well being of laboratory animals;
D O I
10.1016/0892-0362(90)90018-8
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The small, but vital, niche of nonhuman primates in neurotoxicology is examined. Several models of sensory and cognitive function have been especially useful with primates. Their sensitivity to low doses is clear. The validity of data from these models is indicated by their high correlation with data from intoxicated and normal humans, by the degree to which they approximate job functions and other vital human performances, and by their ability to document specific changes in behavioral function which correlate well with morphological and biochemical effects. The use of primates for this research is justified by the absence of adequate alternatives using nonprimate species, in vitro tests or computer programs. A series of experiments on the effects of methylmercury is used to illustrate ethical and scientific issues concerning research with primates. Recent trends are illustrated by data with trimethyltin. © 1990.
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页码:531 / 536
页数:6
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