Transgenic Nonhuman Primate Models for Human Diseases: Approaches and Contributing Factors

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 247-251

  Chen, Yongchang ^a,b   Niu, Yuyu ^a,b   Ji, Weizhi ^a,c  

^a Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c Kunming Biomed International   (China)

Author keywords

Disease model; Nonhuman primates; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; DNA MODIFICATION; GERM CELL; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIMATE; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; PRIMATES;

PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 84863094794     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2012.04.007     Document Type: Review

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