ILAR Journal

PAIN AND DISTRESS IN FISH
Issue editor: Stephen A. Smith

"The articles in this issue of the ILAR Journal consider both the philosophical and scientific aspects of fish pain and distress as well as the use of fish as models for research on human diseases. The issue's topic is important both because of the number of species involved (some 30,000) and because controversy persists about whether fish experience pain and/or distress."
— Lysa Pam Posner, in Introduction: Pain and Distress in Fish: A Review of the Evidence

Articles in this issue:

Introduction: Pain and Distress in Fish: A Review of the Evidence
Challenges in Assessing Fish Welfare
Pain Perception in Fish: Indicators and Endpoints
Fish Sedation, Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Euthanasia: Considerations, Methods, and Types of Drugs
Effects of Restraint and Immobilization on Electrosensory Behaviors of Weakly Electric Fish
The Zebrafish: A Model to Study the Endogenous Mechanisms of Pain
Morphologic Effects of the Stress Response in Fish
Testing the Waters: IACUC Issues Associated with Fish
ILAR e-Journal (online-only): The Validation of a Method for Measuring Sperm Quality and Quantity in Reproductive Toxicity Tests with Pair-Breeding Male Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Expanding ILAR Journal content with pertinent ONLINE ONLY articles.

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The ILAR Journal is the quarterly, peer-reviewed publication of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR). In keeping with the ILAR mission, invited authors provide thoughtful and timely information for all who use, care for, and oversee the use of laboratory animals. Issue themes and article topics are pertinent for investigators in biomedical and related research, institutional officials for research, veterinarians, and members of animal care and use committees. The ILAR e-Journal is the peer-reviewed electronic companion and supplement to our print journal and provides additional laboratory animal research content online in conjunction with the quarterly print issues of the Journal. The ILAR Journal is indexed in MEDLINE, AGRICOLA, EMBASE, and Thomson ISI^®.

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