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@ARTICLE{Aleksandrowicz:126030,
author = {E. Aleksandrowicz$^*$ and I. Herr$^*$},
title = {{E}thical euthanasia and short-term anesthesia of the chick
embryo.},
journal = {Alternatives to animal experimentation},
volume = {32},
number = {2},
issn = {1868-596X},
address = {Heidelberg},
publisher = {ALTEX Edition},
reportid = {DKFZ-2017-02145},
pages = {143-147},
year = {2015},
abstract = {Fertilized chicken eggs are suggested as an alternative to
mammalian models. The chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of the
chick embryo is widely used for examination of angiogenesis,
xenotransplants and for virus production. Unfortunately, it
is mostly not taken into account, that the chick embryo's
ability to experience pain starts to develop at day 7 of
breeding. In our view, this model is only in accordance with
the 3 R principles, if an appropriate anesthesia of the
chick embryo in potentially painful procedures is provided.
Although many experimental approaches are performed on the
none-innervated CAM, the euthanasia of the embryo strongly
requires a more human technique than the usually used
freezing at -20°C, decapitation or in ovo fixation with
paraformaldehyde without prior anesthesia. However,
protocols regarding feasible and ethical methods for
anesthesia and euthanasia of avian embryos are currently not
available. Therefore, we established an easy and reliable
method for the euthanasia and short-term anesthesia of the
chick embryo.},
cin = {G403},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)G403-20160331},
pnm = {317 - Translational cancer research (POF3-317)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-317},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:25592390},
doi = {10.14573/altex.1410031},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/126030},
}