can make a judgment on the animal work. We disagree with Covelli's viewpoint that the IBC approval is a substantive piece of information missing from her protocol. The protocol contains all the required information and should be accepted and approved by the IACUC.We believe that Covelli was incorrect in agreeing with Gordon that adding a species to the protocol can be considered a minor amendment, even though the IACUC has already discussed and approved the use of animals. The justification for the use of each species must be included in the protocol. Removal and subsequent addition of the rats would both need to be reviewed. This could
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