Setting APPI vision 2020: animal experiments in physiology and pharmacology.

The Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists o f India (APPI) i s a registered professional scientific organisation for physiologists and pharmacologists of India. The majority of members are from medical col leges. Two major scienti f ic objectives of the society are to promote the advancement of Physiology, Pharmacology and allied sciences in India and to help to standardize and raise the level of teaching and research in Indian Universities and other teaching and research Institution in India. As the highest scientific body in this field in the country, the Association has the responsibility to set its policy on animal experiments as a guide to i ts members, to the regulatory bodies and tothe public.