Animal models as the boon of nature- From the Editor (Rohit Gundamaraju)

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Animal models as the boon of nature- From the Editor

Rohit Gundamaraju

Department of  Pharmacology, Malla Reddy Institute of Pharmacy

Research areas like pharmacology and toxicology did count on animal models since ages. An animal model is basically considered as a living, non-human animal accommodated in the research and investigation of human disease, for the purpose of better understanding the disease without the added risk of harming an actual human being during the process. The animals called will usually accommodated a bent taxonomic adequation to humans, so as to acknowledge to disease or its analysis in a way that resembles human physiology as needed. Many drugs, treatments and cures for human diseases accept been developed with the use of animal models.

Rodents are the most commonly used vertebrate species, popular because of their availability, size, low cost, ease of handling, and fast reproduction rate . They are widely considered to be the prime model of inherited human disease and share 99% of their genes with humans. Rodents and other mammals like hamsters, primates, dogs, cats, pigs, sheep and horse were employed in animal models. There were many successful activities done on these antecedents of Mother Nature.

Many such animals are serving human kind for the escalation of research in various fields of science. It is with these creatures we are able to succeed in the field of research and able to flow the chain of novel drugs into the market. We should be ever thankful to the nature for a boon it has gifted us.