Introduction to animal models. Spontaneous and induced experimental animal models. D.L. 26/2014 on the protection of animals used for scientific research. Characteristics of the main animal species used in the experiment. Welfare of Animals Laboratory. Good housing standards.

Animal models and methodologies used in preclinical studies.
Routes of administration of drugs.
Surgical procedures used in experimental animals.
Methodologies for the study of drugs with diuretic, choleretic and laxative activities.
In vivo models of acute inflammation.
Methododologies for the study of drugs with antinociceptive activity.
Test used in the study of animal behavior: tests for the study of memory. Test for the evaluation of motor skills.
Tests for the study of antidepressant drugs: stress models, separation models, pharmacological models. Tests for the study of anxiety disorders.

Experimental models of hypertension. Experimental models for the study of heart medicines.