| umls-concept:C0599779 | skos:definition | NCI: An animal with a disease either the same as or like a disease in humans. Animal models are used to study the development and progression of diseases and to test new treatments before they are given to humans. Animals with transplanted human cancers or other tissues are called xenograft models.,NCI: An animal that is amenable to experimentation and whose physiological or pathologic mechanisms are sufficiently similar to those of a human for the animal to serve as a model.,MSH: Non-human animals, selected because of specific characteristics, for use in experimental research, teaching, or testing. | lld:umls |
