Replacing animal models : a practical guide to creating and using culture-based biomimetic alternatives / edited by Jamie Davies. [electronic resource] Davies, Jamie A. Alternative toxicity testing. Animal Testing Alternatives. Biomimetics methods. Models, Animal. RA1199.4.A46 R46 2012 572.8 23 Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. "The book is neither political nor polemical: it is technical, illustrating by example how alternatives can be developed and used and providing useful advice on developing others. After looking at the reasons for and potential benefits of alternatives to animal experiments, the book covers a range of methods and examples emphasising the design considerations that went into each system. The chapters also include 'case studies' that illustrate the ways in which culture models can be used to answer a range of important biological questions of direct relevance to human development, physiology, disease and healing."-- Provided by publisher. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley - Blackwell, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119940685 eng Replacing animal models. Replacing animal models.