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Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006

Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006

Katherine Albrecht
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 41
ISBN13: 9781522556404|ISBN10: 1522556400|EISBN13: 9781522556411
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5640-4.ch004
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Albrecht, Katherine. "Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006." Veterinary Science: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 51-91. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5640-4.ch004

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Albrecht, K. (2018). Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Veterinary Science: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 51-91). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5640-4.ch004

Chicago

Albrecht, Katherine. "Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006." In Veterinary Science: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 51-91. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5640-4.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter reviews literature published in oncology and toxicology journals between 1990 and 2006 addressing the effects of implanted radio-frequency (RFID) microchips on laboratory rodents and dogs. Eleven articles were reviewed in all, with eight investigating mice and rats, and three investigating dogs. In all but three of the articles, researchers observed that malignant sarcomas and other cancers formed around or adjacent to the implanted microchips. The tumors developed in both experimental and control animals and in two household pets. In nearly all cases, researchers concluded that the microchips had induced the cancers. Possible explanations for the tumors are explored, and a set of recommendations for policy makers, human patients and their doctors, veterinarians, pet owners, and oncology researchers is presented in light of these findings.

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