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The history of the American Physiological Society (APS, the Society) and its members is closely associated with defense of the use of animals in research and the moral principles involved in the use of animals for experimental purposes. In 1913 A. J. Carlson proposed the following resolution:
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Cecil, H.C., Samuels, W.M. (1987). Use and Care of Laboratory Animals. In: Brobeck, J.R., Reynolds, O.E., Appel, T.A. (eds) History of the American Physiological Society. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7576-7_15
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