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Table 1. Index terms for alternative methods used by selected databases*
Database Subject Thesaurus Relevant Terms
Medline(PubMed)
National Library of Medicine
(US NLM) http:www.nlm.nih.gov 		The major US medical database from the National Library of Medicine, available for free as PubMed or through library subscriptions as MEDLINE. Good for surgical or toxicological studies; also covers veterinary medicine, but not as well as CAB. 1960-present. Medical subject headings (MeSH) Animal Testing Alternatives
Animal Use Alternatives
EMBASE
Elsevier Science, NL
http://www.embase.com/ 		The major European medical database; particularly strong in European research and pharmaceuticals. 1974-present. EMTREE Animal Testing
-Reduction
-Alternatives
-Refinement
-Replacement
AGRIS
United Nations
Food & Agric. Org. (FAO)
http://www.fao.org/agris		 An agricultural database from the FAO; good for research from developing countries; also does veterinary medicine. 1975-present. AGROVOC Animal Testing Alternatives
CAB Abstracts
Commonwealth Agric. Bureau Int (CABI) UK
http://www.cabi.org
 An agricultural database from CAB (formerly the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau); larger than AGRIS but also good for developing country research; the primary veterinary medicine database. 1910-present. CAB Thesaurus Animal Testing Alternatives
AGRICOLA
National Agriculture Library (USDA)
http://www.nal.usda.gov 		The major US agricultural database from the National Agriculture Library; includes veterinary medicine. 1970-present. CAB Thesaurus Animal Testing Alternatives
Animal Use
-Alternatives
-Reduction
-Refinement
-Replacement
BIOSIS
Biological Abstracts
Thompson Scientific 		Also known as Biological Abstracts; the main database for biological and non-clinical biomedical research. Unlike the other databases in this list, does not use controlled subject headings. Good for non-traditional research species.1970-present. Taxonomic only Animal Testing Alternatives
Animal Use
-Alternatives
-Reduction
-Refinement
-Replacement

*Table adapted from: Grune, Barbara, et al. ALTEX 21, 3/04 p. 122

 

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