Animal testing on rodents

Rodents have been employed in biomedical experimentation from the 1650s. [1] Currently, rodents are commonly used in animal testing, particularly mice and rats, but also guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and others. Mice are the most commonly used vertebrate species, due to their availability, size, low cost, ease of handling, and fast reproduction rate.

  1. ^ d'Isa R, Fasano S, Brambilla R (2024). "Editorial: Animal-friendly methods for rodent behavioral testing in neuroscience research". Front. Behav. Neurosci. 18: 1431310. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1431310. PMC 11232432. PMID 38983871.