RODENTS |
HUMANS
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| Plaque (fatty deposits) are deposited in the liver |
Plaque are deposited in the blood vessels (leading to stroke and heart disease)
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| 3 year life span requires massive doses for drug/product testing - more than human will ever use. |
72+ life span and consume drugs and chemicals in minute doses over a lifetime
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| Imuran (immunosuppressive) causes birth defects in mice. |
Imuran does not cause birth defects in humans.
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| Manufacture Vitamin C in their bodies. |
Can only obtain Vitamin C through the diet. |
| Lysodren (cancer Chemotherapy) does not cause kidney damage in rodents. |
Lysoden causes kidney damage in humans. |
| Continual pregnancy healthier for rodents |
Continual pregnancy in humans leads to nutritional depletion and disease. |
| Hypersensitive to chlorine in minute doses. |
Can stand chlorine in much larger doses. |
| Manufacture Vitamin B in the appendix. |
Manufacture Vitamin B in the liver. |
| Myambutol (TB antibiotic) cause birth defects in mice. |
Myambutol does not cause birth defects in humans. |
| Eliminate drugs from the body in 3 hours (faster elimination reduces drug danger) |
Eliminate drugs in 72 hours. Increases danger of drugs in the aged. |
| Thymidine shrinks tumors in mice. |
Thymidine does not shrink tumors in humans. |
| Catapress (anti-hypertensive) causes retinal degeneration in rats. |
Catapress does not cause retinal degeneration in humans. |
| Can't tolerate more than 15 minutes of direct sunlight. |
Can tolerate direct sunlight for much longer periods. |
| Chloroform toxic to mice in minute doses. |
Humans can stand chloroform in much larger doses. |
| Obtain Vitamin D by licking their own fur. |
Obtain Vitamin D through the diet. |
| Moban (tranquilizer) causes breast tumors in mice. |
Moban does not cause breast tumors in humans. |
| Specially bred for laboratory studies. Live in a controlled, sterile environment. Majority of diseases induced through genetic breeding (tumors and genetic defects), or from parasitic infections. |
Humans come from a wide variety of genetic, environmental and lifestyle backgrounds, all unpredictable. Environment, lifestyle and diet are responsible for most human diseases. |
| Rats have no gall bladder. Digest fats differently. |
Humans have a gall bladder. Digest fats differently. |
| Require 3 1/2 times more protein than humans. |
Excess protein responsible for kidney damage in humans. |
| Thalidomide (tranquilizer) does not cause similar birth defects in rats to those in humans. |
Thalidomide causes birth defects in humans. |
| Meclazine (for travel sickness) causes birth defects in rats. |
Meclazine does not cause birth defects in humans. |
| Coumarin (blood thinner) causes liver damage in rodents. |
Coumarin does not cause liver damage in humans. |
