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T h e e t h i c s o f r e s e a r c h i n v o l v i n g a n i m a l s<br />

marmosets 78, 160<br />

'Martin's Act' 1822 221<br />

mathematical modelling 191<br />

mating 81<br />

maturity-<strong>on</strong>set diabetes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the young (MODY) 123–4<br />

maximum tolerated dose (MTD) 159–60, 164–5<br />

McBride, Dr W.G. 145<br />

media 8, 18, 24–5<br />

Medical Research <str<strong>on</strong>g>Council</str<strong>on</strong>g> (MRC) 22, 24, 197<br />

Centre for Best Practice for Animals in Research<br />

(CBPAR) 199<br />

cost-benefit assessments xxix, 274<br />

recommendati<strong>on</strong>s to xxxi, xxxiii, 276, 282<br />

medicines<br />

administrati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 79<br />

alleviati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> suffering 36–7<br />

discovery and development see drug discovery and<br />

development<br />

harm<strong>on</strong>isati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al test guidelines<br />

208–9, 283<br />

novel use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> existing 144<br />

pain relieving 66, 67, 80<br />

pharming 102–3<br />

regulatory c<strong>on</strong>trol 141, 147, 236<br />

safety testing 140–2, 143, 155, 161–2<br />

similar to already marketed 283<br />

toxicity testing 141, 157, 159–60, 161–2<br />

withdrawal from market 147–50<br />

Medicines Act 1968 145, 236<br />

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency<br />

(MHRA) 147<br />

Medicines C<strong>on</strong>trol Agency 24<br />

metabolism studies 164<br />

mice<br />

basic <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> 89, 92–3, 96, 97–100, 103–4<br />

capacity to feel pain/suffer 68<br />

genes shared with humans 65, 121, 123<br />

GM 80–1, 97–100, 121–6, 127, 172<br />

housing, husbandry and care 70–1, 211<br />

identificati<strong>on</strong> 78<br />

killed by cats 54<br />

knock-out see knock-out mice<br />

models <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> genetic diseases 122, 123–7, 175<br />

models <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> human disease 107, 109, 111–12, 115<br />

numbers used 89, 99, 122, 129<br />

pharmaceutical <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> 138, 146, 150, 151<br />

scientific validity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> use 182<br />

similarity to humans 123, 129<br />

toxicity studies 157, 158, 159, 160–1, 165<br />

welfare c<strong>on</strong>sequences 80–1, 103–4<br />

microchips, implanted 78<br />

milk, producti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> medicines in 102–3<br />

Mill, John Stuart 49<br />

mind, philosophy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 63–4<br />

mink, farmed 26<br />

m<strong>on</strong>keys<br />

pharmaceutical <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> 150<br />

see also macaques; marmosets; primates<br />

m<strong>on</strong>ocl<strong>on</strong>al antibodies 100, 193<br />

moral agency xxiii<br />

c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s and recommendati<strong>on</strong>s xxviii–xxix, 274–5<br />

two c<strong>on</strong>trasting views 55<br />

moral agents 39, 42<br />

moral community 39<br />

'moral dilemma' view xxiv, 244, 249–52<br />

acceptance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>sensus 256<br />

moral epistemology 33–4<br />

moral-equality view xxii, 38, 40<br />

moral importance see moral status<br />

moral issues see ethical issues<br />

morally relevant features xxii, 41–8, 241<br />

'anything goes' view 246, 247<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sequentialist framework 49–51<br />

de<strong>on</strong>tological/rights-based approaches 51<br />

in different normative frameworks xxii–xxiii<br />

functi<strong>on</strong>al role 48<br />

humans lacking 48<br />

hybrid frameworks xxii–xxiii, 52–3<br />

'moral dilemma' view 250<br />

morals 6<br />

moral sliding-scale view xxii, 38, 39–40<br />

moral status (moral importance)<br />

defined 39<br />

different beings xxii, 38–40<br />

hierarchy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> animal <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> 39–40<br />

relevant features 41–8<br />

moral subjects 39<br />

cognitive capacities 42<br />

qualifying features see morally relevant features<br />

moral value<br />

instrumental 39<br />

intrinsic 39<br />

moribund c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> 164<br />

MORI polls 5, 8, 9<br />

morphine 66<br />

mothers<br />

loss <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fspring 66–7<br />

separati<strong>on</strong> from <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fspring 74<br />

mouse see mice<br />

Mouse Genome Database (MGD) xxxiv, 281<br />

movement disorders 94<br />

multinati<strong>on</strong>al companies<br />

impact <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> animal rights extremism 272<br />

recommendati<strong>on</strong>s to 285<br />

musculoskeletal disorders 127<br />

mutagenesis tests 160<br />

mutati<strong>on</strong>s 97, 126<br />

regulatory c<strong>on</strong>trol 230<br />

myasthenia gravis 91<br />

myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) 139<br />

myopathies 127<br />

myosin VIIA gene 124<br />

Nagel, Thomas 63, 64<br />

named animal care and welfare <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficer (NACWO) 21, 228<br />

named veterinary surge<strong>on</strong> (NVS) 21, 228<br />

narcolepsy 91<br />

nasal discharge 165<br />

nasal sprays, polio preventi<strong>on</strong> 115–16<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Anti-Vivisecti<strong>on</strong> Society (NAVS) 22<br />

history 18, 19<br />

<strong>on</strong> scientific validity 178<br />

undercover investigati<strong>on</strong>s/infiltrati<strong>on</strong>s 23, 24<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Centre for the Three Rs (NC3Rs) 21, 197, 199<br />

recommendati<strong>on</strong>s to xxvii, xxx, xxxiv, 275, 276, 281<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Health and Medical Research <str<strong>on</strong>g>Council</str<strong>on</strong>g> (Australia)<br />

233<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) 24<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Library <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Medicine, US 200<br />

natural behaviour, humans 37, 40<br />

nematode worms 97, 122<br />

nervous system<br />

ability to feel pain/suffer and 71–2<br />

basic <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> 93–4, 172<br />

330

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