Multiple Choice
The "gold standard" for testing chemical toxicity is laboratory rats and mice.Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of testing with rodents?
A) Rodent studies are expensive.
B) Rodents have metabolic or physiological differences so the results may not apply to humans.
C) Rodent studies have often involved unrealistically high exposures to the substances being tested.
D) Rodent studies are relatively fast to carry out.
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