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MANY attempts have been made to develop artificial milk formulations to replace breast milk in the feeding of young infants. Tests have been carried out on infants themselves, and there are very few reports of attempts to use animals in such studies1–3.
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ROINE, P., GYLLENBERG, H., ROSSANDER, M. et al. The Rat as a Test Animal in evaluating Artificial Human Milk for Infants. Nature 174, 519 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174519a0
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