Every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anaesthesia
September 14, 2026
September 14, 2026
HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 14 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release:
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Every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anaesthesia
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Laboratory animals are anaesthetised to avoid pain during invasive procedures. Anaesthesia is necessary for the welfare of these animals, but it is not always without problems: substandard anaesthesia can cause suffering, distort experiment results and force researchers to repeat . . .
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Every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anaesthesia
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Laboratory animals are anaesthetised to avoid pain during invasive procedures. Anaesthesia is necessary for the welfare of these animals, but it is not always without problems: substandard anaesthesia can cause suffering, distort experiment results and force researchers to repeat . . .