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  The excellence of turnip mitochondrial fractions

Joaquim A.F. Vicente, VmH tor M.C. Madeira
Departamento de BotaL nica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
Departamento de Bioqu mica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal

This article describes a humane, plant-based alternative to the rat liver experiment used in Open University residential school course SXR270: Investigative Biology.

Students for Ethical Science have been asking the OU for many years to replace its unnecessary animal use with this type of plant alternative.

This particular article was located by an OU biology tutor opposed to animal experiments.

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