RODENTS |
HUMANS |
Plaque (fatty deposits) are deposited in
the liver. |
Plaque (fatty deposits) is deposited
in the blood vessels (leading to stroke and heart disease). |
3-year life span requires
massive doses for drug / product testing - more than humans
will ever use. |
72+ life span and
consume drugs and chemicals in minute doses over a lifetime. |
Imuran (immuno-suppressive) causes birth
defects in mice. |
Imuran does not cause birth defects
in humans. |
Manufacture Vitamin
C in their bodies. |
Can only obtain
Vitamin C through the diet. |
Lysodren (cancer chemotherapy) does not
cause kidney damage in rodents. |
Lysodren 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) causes 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 tumours in mice. |
Thymidine does not shrink tumours 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 (tranquilliser) causes breast tumours
in mice. |
Moban does not cause breast tumours
in humans. |
Specially bred for laboratory studies. Live
in a controlled sterile environment. Majority of diseases
induced through genetic breeding (tumours and genetic
defects), or from parasitic infections. |
Humans come from a wide variety of genetic,
environmental and lifestyle backgrounds, all unpredictable.
Environment, diet and lifestyles responsible for most
human diseases. |
Rats have no gall bladder - digest fats
differently. |
Humans have a gall bladder. Digest
fats differently. |
Require 3½ times more protein than
humans. |
Excess protein responsible for kidney
damage in humans. |
Thalidomide (tranquilliser) does not
cause birth defects in rats. |
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. |