Modeling Parkinson’s disease in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus): overview of models, methods, and animal care

Laboratory Animal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 155-165

  Yun, Jun Won ^a   Ahn, Jae Bum ^a,b   Kang, Byeong Cheol ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

6 OHDA; animal model; Marmoset; MPTP; NHPs; Parkinson s disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006448388     PISSN: 17386055     EISSN: 22337660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5625/lar.2015.31.4.155     Document Type: Review

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