We need to keep in mind that this is both an outsiders view on the research (i.e. we as readers are missing all the context) and that we are talking about a tit

We need to keep in mind that this is both an outsiders view on the research (i.e. we as readers are missing all the context) and that we are talking about a title. If the information that this work was done in an animal model was missing from the abstract, now that would be a problem. The title only serves to gain the attention of the intended audience.