Bibliographic Searching Tools on Disease Models: Locating Alternatives for Animals in Research
by Species / Model by Disease

A COMPANION TO: SOURCEBOOK OF MODELS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

Databases by Species / Model : Identifying potential models

animal model selection	free databases & resources		proprietary databases option if subscription available
potential models	AGRICOLA AltBib CRIS CRISP DTIC DoD Biomedical Research ECVAM ECOTOX FishBase INVITTOX INVITRODERM ICCVAM JAX NCBI oneFish PrimateLit PubMed TOXNET WildPro ZFin	AltWeb Pain; Humane Endpoints ANZCCART Fact Sheet: Pain Ensembl Genome Browser ILAR Animal Models Intern'l Mouse Strain Resource Mouse Models of Human    Cancers Consortium NCI Mouse Models NIH Model Organisms UKCCCR Guidelines NIGMS Trauma, Burn, Wound Isogenic - Animal Models	ASFA Biosis CAB Embase ERIC Fish & Fisheries Worldwide ISI Web of Science PsycInfo SciFinder Zoological Record
specific model	suggested databases		free embedded search examples
	free	proprietary
sea urchin embryo	PubMed TOXNET	ASFA Biosis SciFinder	cellular activity metals and early development transcription in TOXLINE in HSDB
S. cerevisiae (budding yeast)	PubMed	Biosis ISI Web of Science	drug design glucose dna
Neurospora (filamentous fungus)	PubMed Resources	Biosis ISI Web of Science	model evolutionary
D. discoideum (social amoebae)	PubMed DictyBase Dicty Workbench	Biosis ISI Web of Science	cytokinesis signal transduction development
C. elegans (round worm)	PubMed WormBase	Biosis ISI Web of Science	aging neurological model
D. melanogaster (fruit fly)	PubMed Flybase Homophila	Biosis ISI Web of Science	hearing balance neurodegenerative model aging
bees	PubMed	Biosis ISI Web of Science	ethanol/alcohol
specific model	suggested databases		free embedded search examples
	free	proprietary
fish / frogs / aquatic	AGRICOLA PubMed TOXNET FishBase oneFISH Xenopus Resources Zebrafish Gene Collection ZFIN	ASFA Biosis Fish and Fisheries Worldwide Zoological Record	zfish as model zfish & obesity/diabetes frogs & oncogenesis frogs & neurogenesis
mice	AGRICOLA AltBib PubMed JAX Mice Database Mouse Biology Program Isogenic	Biosis ISI Web of Science	as model alzheimers obesity
rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, ferrets	AGRICOLA PubMed ANZCCART Fact Sheets	Biosis ISI Web of Science	ferrets & helicobacter gp & hyperlipidemia gp & osteoarthritis rats & wound healing rats & encephalomyelitis rabbits & thrombosis
specific model	suggested databases		free embedded search examples
	free	proprietary
large / farm animals	AGRICOLA PubMed	Animal Health and Production    Compendium Biosis CAB FASS Guide ISI Web of Science	cattle as model chickens as model
exotics	WildPro Information Network ANZCCART Fact Sheet	Biosis Wildlife & Ecology Studies     Worldwide  Zoological Record	as model
dogs, cats	AGRICOLA PubMed ANZCCART Fact Sheet: Dog, Cat	Biosis CAB ISI Web of Science	sleep apnea
non-human primates	PrimateLit PubMed Guidelines for the Care & Use    of Mammals in Neuroscience    & Behavioral Research	Biosis ISI Web of Science PsycInfo	as model HIV vaccine

Databases by Disease : Locating information based upon disease and model

free databases & resources		proprietary databases options if subscriptions available
AGRICOLA AltBib CRIS CRISP DTIC DoD Biomedical Research ECVAM ECOTOX FishBase INVITTOX INVITRODERM ICCVAM JAX NCBI oneFish PrimateLit PubMed TOXNET WildPro ZFin	AltWeb Pain; Humane Endpoints ANZCCART Fact Sheet: Pain ILAR Animal Models NCI Mouse Models NIH Model Organisms UKCCCR Guidelines NIGMS Trauma, Burn, Wound	ASFA Biosis CAB Embase Fish & Fisheries Worldwide ISI Web of Science PsycInfo RTECS Zoological Record
disease model		free embedded searches in PubMed, TOXLINE, NCBI, DTIC
aging		stem cells ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
AIDS		HIV vaccine ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
alcoholism		neurogenesis ; models ; toxline ; ncbi ; dtic
Alzheimer's disease		vitamin E ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
atherosclerosis		helicobacter ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
diabetes		embryonic ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
eye diseases		macular degeneration ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
hearing disorders		hair cell regeneration ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
lung cancer		dna repair ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
multiple sclerosis		T-lymphocytes ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
neurodegenerative diseases		ALS ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
obesity		leptin ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
pain, acute & chronic		capsaicin ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
Parkinson's disease		LRRK2 ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
post-traumatic stress		neuropeptides ; models ; toxline ; ncbi ; dtic
renal disease		hepatocyte growth factor ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
sepsis		dexamethasone ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
thrombosis		atrial ; models ; toxline ; ncbi
wound healing		growth factor ; models ; toxline ; ncbi ; dtic

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