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Why Protect Decapod Crustaceans Used as Models in Biomedical Research and in Ecotoxicology? Ethical and Legislative Considerations

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Current European legislation that protects animals used for scientific purposes excludes decapod crustaceans (for example, lobster, crab and crayfish) on the grounds that they are non-sentient and, therefore, incapable of suffering. However, recent work suggests that this view requir...

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Autores principales: Passantino, Annamaria, Elwood, Robert William, Coluccio, Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7823715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33401555
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11010073