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IACUC Resource Guide

This guide is designed to assist researchers in their IACUC search requirements

Copy and paste the following search hedges to narrow results relevant to the 3Rs.

Adverse effects

(adverse effect* OR adverse reaction* OR pain OR physiological stress* OR “psychological stress” OR distress OR toxicity OR infection* OR complication* OR side effect* OR undesirable effect* OR injurious effect* OR "adverse effects" [Subheading] OR "stress, physiological"[MeSH Terms] OR "pain"[MeSH Terms] OR "toxicity"[Subheading])

Rodent/Lagomorpha (rabbit) Search Hedge

("rodentia" OR "rodent" OR "Rodents" OR "murinae" OR "mouse" OR "mice" OR "mus" OR "musculus" OR "murine" OR "woodmouse" OR "woodmice" OR "apodemus" OR "rat" OR "rats" OR "rattus" OR "norvegicus" OR "guinea pig*" OR "cavia" OR "porcellus" OR "hamster" OR "hamster" OR "mesocricetus" OR "cricetulus" OR "cricetus" OR "gerbil" OR "gerbils" OR "jird" OR "jirds" OR "meriones" OR "unguiculatus" OR "jerboa*" OR "jaculus" OR "chinchilla*" OR "beaver" OR "beavers" OR "castor fiber" OR "castor canadensis" OR "sciuridae" OR "squirrel" OR "squirrels" OR "sciurus" OR "chipmunk" OR "chipmunks" OR "marmot" OR "marmots" OR "mannota" OR "suslik" OR "susliks" OR "spermophilus" OR "cynomys" OR "cotton rat" OR "cotton rats" OR "sigmodon" OR "vole" OR "voles" OR "microtus" OR "myodes" OR "glareolus" OR "Rodentia"[Mesh]) OR ("rabbit*" OR "oryctolagus cuniculus" OR "hare" OR "hares" OR "lepus" OR "jackrabbit*" OR "jack rabbit*" OR  "Lagomorpha"[Mesh])

Laboratory Animal Search Hedge

(paniscus OR bonobo OR bonobos OR troglodytes OR pan troglodytes OR gibbon OR gibbons OR siamang OR siamangs OR nomascus OR symphalangus OR chimpanzee OR chimpanzees OR prosimians OR bush baby OR prosimian OR bush babies OR galagos OR galago OR pongidae OR gorilla OR gorillas OR pongo OR pygmaeus OR pongo pygmaeus OR orangutans OR pygmaeus OR lemur OR lemurs OR lemuridae OR horse OR horses OR pongo OR equus OR cow OR calf OR bull OR chicken OR chickens OR gallus OR quail OR bird OR birds OR quails OR poultry OR poultries OR fowl OR fowls OR reptile OR reptilia OR reptiles OR snakes OR snake OR lizard OR lizards OR alligator OR alligators OR crocodile OR crocodiles OR turtle OR turtles OR amphibian OR amphibians OR amphibia OR frog OR frogs OR bombina OR salientia OR toad OR toads OR epidalea calamita OR salamander OR salamanders OR eel OR eels OR fish OR fishes OR pisces OR catfish OR catfishes OR siluriformes OR arius OR heteropneustes OR sheatfish OR perch OR perches OR percidae OR perca OR trout OR trouts OR char OR chars OR salvelinus OR fathead minnow OR minnow OR cyprinidae OR carps OR carp OR zebrafish OR zebrafishes OR goldfish OR goldfishes OR guppy OR guppies OR chub OR chubs OR tinca OR barbels OR barbus OR pimephales OR promelas OR poecilia reticulata OR mullet OR mullets OR seahorse OR seahorses OR mugil curema OR atlantic cod OR shark OR sharks OR catshark OR anguilla OR salmonid OR salmonids OR whitefish OR whitefishes OR salmon OR salmons OR sole OR solea OR sea lamprey OR lamprey OR lampreys OR pumpkinseed OR sunfish OR sunfishes OR tilapia OR tilapias OR turbot OR turbots OR flatfish OR flatfishes OR sciuridae OR squirrel OR squirrels OR chipmunk OR chipmunks OR suslik OR susliks OR vole OR voles OR lemming OR lemmings OR muskrat OR muskrats OR lemmus OR otter OR otters OR marten OR martens OR martes OR weasel OR badger OR badgers OR ermine OR mink OR minks OR sable OR sables OR gulo OR gulos OR wolverine OR wolverines OR minks OR mustela OR llama OR llamas OR alpaca OR alpacas OR camelid OR camelids OR guanaco OR guanacos OR chiroptera OR chiropteras OR bat OR bats OR fox OR foxes OR iguana OR iguanas OR xenopus laevis OR parakeet OR parakeets OR parrot OR parrots OR donkey OR donkeys OR mule OR mules OR zebra OR zebras OR shrew OR shrews OR bison OR bisons OR buffalo OR buffaloes OR deer OR deers OR bear OR bears OR panda OR pandas OR wild hog OR wild boar OR fitchew OR fitch OR beaver OR beavers OR jerboa OR jerboas OR capybara OR capybaras NOT medline[Filter]) OR “animal experimentation"[Mesh] OR “models, animal"[Mesh] OR “invertebrates"[Mesh] OR "Animals"[Mesh:NoExp] OR “animal population groups"[Mesh] OR "chordata"[Mesh] OR “chordata, nonvertebrate"[Mesh] OR "vertebrates"[Mesh] OR “amphibians"[Mesh] OR “birds"[Mesh] OR “fishes"[Mesh] OR “reptiles"[Mesh] OR "mammals"[Mesh:NoExp] OR "primates"[Mesh:NoExp] OR “artiodactyla"[Mesh] OR “carnivora"[Mesh] OR “cetacea"[Mesh] OR “chiroptera"[Mesh] OR “elephants"[Mesh] OR “hyraxes"[Mesh] OR “insectivora"[Mesh] OR “lagomorpha"[Mesh] OR “marsupialia"[Mesh] OR “monotremata"[Mesh] OR “perissodactyla"[Mesh] OR “rodentia"[Mesh] OR “scandentia"[Mesh] OR “sirenia"[Mesh] OR “xenarthra"[Mesh] OR "haplorhini"[Mesh:NoExp] OR “strepsirhini"[Mesh] OR “platyrrhini"[Mesh] OR “tarsii"[Mesh] OR "catarrhini"[Mesh:NoExp] OR “cercopithecidae"[Mesh] OR “hylobatidae"[Mesh] OR "hominidae"[Mesh:NoExp] OR “gorilla gorilla"[Mesh] OR “pan paniscus"[Mesh] OR “pan troglodytes"[Mesh] OR “pongo pygmaeus"[Mesh])