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THE eighth Stephen Paget Memorial Lecture of the Research Defence Society, on “Experiments on Man”, delivered by Prof. J. Barcroft, appears in The Fight against Disease, No. 3, 1934. The question whether the results of experiments performed on animals can be regarded as being applicable to man is discussed. It is concluded that in a great many cases the relevant information can be obtained from animal experiments. In certain instances, it may be necessary to perform the experiments on man, as in the elucidation of sensation and mental performances, and in the communication of disease when animalsare unaffected by the virus. Attention is directed by the treasurer to the need for increased financial support for the Society.
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Value of Experiments on Animals. Nature 134, 456 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134456b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/134456b0