title: [Information on the use of laboratory animals indicated in scientific articles].
abstract: A sample of 15 Costa Rican scientific papers published since 1985 reported only 49% of the necessary information about laboratory animals and experimental conditions, slightly better than in the rest of Latin America (47%, sample = 15 papers) but lower than in the USA and Europe (60%, sample = 15). Adequate information on laboratory animals use for biomedical research is important to standardize their use.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Clínico, Hospital San Juan de Dios, San José, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Granados-Zúñiga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D007756:Laboratory Animal Science / Q000592:standards*; D012106:Research
vernacular_title: Información sobre el uso de animales de laboratorio indicada en artículos científicos.