BRFAA - Biomedical Research Foundation Academy Of Athens
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Alternative Methods Refining the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Our research activities are focusing on the promotion of alternative methods, which may refine the care and use of laboratory animals. The housing environment of laboratory animals is important not only for their health and welfare but also for the reliability and reproducibility of experimental results. Preference studies are developed in order to determine and monitor differences on behavioral activities. The use of analgesia during the rederivation process and the use of ultrasonography for the early recognition of pregnancy are some of the projects leading towards the refinement of experimental procedures used in the everyday practice.


Pharmacological Studies

In collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmacology of the University of Athens we performing pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and toxicological evaluation studies on the use of a number of natural products as therapeutic agents.