why do we use "rats" to test everything
2006-08-09 10:59:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Because they're readily available and they're mammals. Lots of rodent data is NOT applicable to humans, but science has to start somewhere. Once the rodent data is in, the data can ba analyzed and if it's promising an experiment using a human model can be designed.
2006-08-09 11:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because rats are (believe it or not) mammals that are so similar to humans anatomically that 99% of drugs that effective on rats will be effective on humans, too. There are always exceptions, but they are very rare indeed.
2006-08-09 11:05:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rats are used because they are plentiful, breed quickly and successfully, and no one feels bad about experimenting on them, as they have those icky tails. You don't see experiements on squirrels, because their fluffy little tails endear them to humans.
2006-08-09 13:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know, what good is a rat for
2006-08-09 11:04:30 · answer #4 · answered by hejhs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋