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Animal Models

Animal models are living non-human organisms used to study biological processes, disease mechanisms, and candidate interventions under controlled conditions that approximate aspects of human physiology. Their utility rests on evolutionary conservation of genes, pathways, and organ systems, which allows findings to b…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 31× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2694-2275 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Animal models are living non-human organisms used to study biological processes, disease mechanisms, and candidate interventions under controlled conditions that approximate aspects of human physiology. Their utility rests on evolutionary conservation of genes, pathways, and organ systems, which allows findings to be extrapolated, with appropriate caution, to human biology. Models range from invertebrates and zebrafish to rodents and larger mammals, and they may be spontaneous, induced, genetically engineered, or chemically challenged to recapitulate a disease state. They support investigation across genetics, physiology, pharmacology, and toxicology, including target identification, mechanism elucidation, and safety and efficacy testing before clinical translation. Research relevant to this area includes the aims and prospects of experimental zoology, histomorphological effects of plant extracts on the gastrointestinal tract of animal models, in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches in drug design, deep brain stimulation targets for epilepsy, imaging-agent development, gene-therapy strategies for heart failure, and the roles of animals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emerging non-animal and complex-disease platforms reflect ongoing refinement of modelling for ethical drug discovery. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research employing animal models across zoology, physiology, pharmacology, and disease modelling, alongside methodological and translational perspectives.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373
2013

Bioinformatic Resources for Diabetic Nephropathy

Jayne McKnight AmyCorresponding author
Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University of Belfast
Exact topic Bioinformatics And Diabetes Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-13-226

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 31 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Animal Models, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Zoological Research (ISSN 2694-2275).

Journal editorial board
Alexander Ereskovsky · France ANDREI ALIMOV · Russia

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