1st Edition
Medical Primatology History, Biological Foundations and Applications
392 Pages
by
CRC Press
392 Pages
by
CRC Press
Due to the high degree of biological similarity between primates and humans, monkeys and apes have been used successfully in medical research for many decades. Medical Primatology: History, Biological Foundations and Applications provides a comprehensive summary linking the use of monkeys and apes in biomedical research to their kinship with humans. The book begins by discussing the history of... Read more
HISTORY: GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE HISTORY OF PRIMATOLOGY. History of Medical Primatology. BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY. Taxonomy and a Concise Evolutionary-Phylogenetic Description of the Order Primates. BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY. Characterization and Possible Applications of the Affinity between Humans and Other Primates. Other Models and Opportunities for Research with Primates.
Biography
Fridman, Eman P; Nadler, Ronald D.
