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Species of the Genus Papio (Cercopithecidae , Primates) as Subjects of Biomedical Research: II. Quantitative Characteristics of Contemporary Use of Baboon Species in Medical and Biological Investigations
Author(s) -
Fridman E.P.,
Popova V.N.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1988.tb00195.x
Subject(s) - baboon , primate , cercopithecidae , biology , zoology , physiology , old world , endocrinology , ecology
Independence of the five Papio species is evaluated. Baboons appear to be more similar to man than are other monkey species, which makes them a desirable model for use in experimental research to approximate human health conditions. They arc, however, used less widely than macaques. Publications on baboons account for 10.3% of literature on the use of primates in experimental research. Baboons were most intensively used in surgery, then in hematology, cardiology, endocrinology. They were most rarely used in stomatology and in studies on infectious diseases.