On the emerging role of rabbit as human disease model and the instrumental role of novel transgenic tools

Transgenic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 699-713

  Duranthon, V ^a   Beaujean, N ^a   Brunner, M ^b   Odening, K E ^b   Santos, A Navarrete ^c   Kacskovics, I ^d,e   Hiripi, L ^f   Weinstein, E J ^g   Bosze, Z ^f  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d ImmunoGenes Ltd   (Hungary)

^e EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^f SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^g Sigma Advanced Genetic Engineering Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease model; FcRn overexpression; Maternal diabetes; Rabbit embryogenesis; Sleeping beauty transgenesis; ZFN method

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; RABBITS;

MUS MUSCULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84864044174     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-012-9599-x     Document Type: Review

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