External validity

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Désirée H. Veening-Griffioen, Guilherme S. Ferreira, Peter J. K. Van Meer, et al. Are some animal models more equal than others? A case study on the translational value of animal models of efficacy for Alzheimer’s disease. European Journal of Pharmacology. 2019;859:172524. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172524

Pandora Pound, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga. Is it possible to overcome issues of external validity in preclinical animal research? Why most animal models are bound to fail. Journal of Translational Medicine. 2018;16(1):304. doi:10.1186/s12967-018-1678-1