Improving the Utility and Translation of Animal Models for Nervous System Disorders: Workshop Summary

by Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

Nervous system diseases and disorders are highly prevalent and substantially contribute to the overall disease burden. Despite significant information provided by the use of animal models in the understanding of the biology of nervous system disorders and the development of therapeutics; limitations have also been identified. Treatment options that are high in efficacy and low in side effects are still lacking for many diseases and, in some cases...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309266335
• ISBN13: 9780309266338
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 110 Pages