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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Professor Reza Malekzadeh, the former Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, and the Iranian National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research, for their constant support throughout the performance of this project. We would also like to express our deepest appreciation to the members of the expert panels and all other intellectuals who provided us with their insights, knowledge, and expertise for developing this guideline, including (in alphabetical order): Saeed Amanpour, Kiarash Aramesh, Asghar Azizi, Mohammad Mehdi Dehghan, Hannaneh Golshahi, Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard, Seyed Mohammadali Mirsanei, Mina Mobasher, Nariman Mosaffa, Nabiollah Namvar Asl, Reza Omani Samani, Ladan Naz Zahedi, and Kazem Zendehdel. The authors also express their gratitude to all the universities and research centers that contributed to the feedback process; specifically (in alphabetical order): Golestan University of Medical Sciences; Guilan University of Medical Sciences; Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research; Nursing and Midwifery School of Langeroud; Qazvin University of Medical Sciences; Royan Institute; Semnan University of Medical Sciences; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences; Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Tabriz University of Medical Sciences; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; and University of Tehran.
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Ahmadi-Noorbakhsh, S., Mirabzadeh Ardakani, E., Sadighi, J. et al. Guideline for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in Iran. Lab Anim 50, 303–305 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-021-00871-3
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