title: Decreasing institutionally imposed regulatory burden for animal research.
abstract: With the ever-increasing call to reduce self-imposed regulatory and administrative burden in the animal research oversight process, knowledge of the regulations and a desire to streamline policies and procedures are needed to affect a change in culture. In this opinion piece, we provide details on why institutionally imposed regulatory burden can arise.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pritt
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McNulty
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, Lansing, MI.
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, Lansing, MI.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Light
authors.affiliation: Comparative Medicine, Worldwide Research and Development, Pfizer, La Jolla, CA.
authors.forename: Marcy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D035661:Animal Care Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D057766:Policy