Rabbit Biotechnology: Rabbit Genomics, Transgenesis, Cloning and Models - Couverture rigide

 
9789048122264: Rabbit Biotechnology: Rabbit Genomics, Transgenesis, Cloning and Models

Synopsis

Louis-Marie Houdebine and Jianglin Fan The study of biological functions of proteins and their possible roles in the pathogenesis of human diseases requires more and more relevant animal m- els. Although mice including genetically modified mice offer many possibilities, other non-murine species are absolutely required in some circumstances. Rabbit is one of these species, which has been widely used in biomedical studies. This animal is genetically and physiologically closer to humans including cardiov- cular system and metabolism characteristics. Rabbit is thus more appropriate than mice to study some diseases such as atherosclerosis and lipid metabolism. Because of its larger size, surgery manipulation, bleeding, and turn-over studies are much easier performed in rabbits than in mice. Furthermore, transgenic rabbits can be produced using microinjection and other methods such as lentiviral v- tors. Cloning in rabbits has been proved possible, even though still laborious and time-consuming. Hopefully, functional rabbit ES cell lines will be available in the coming years. Gene deletion or knock-out in rabbits will then become possible.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

With a specific biotechnology of the rabbit and its use in scientific research emerging, this timely book sets out the sophisticated approaches developed independently in different academic and industrial laboratories as well as in companies around the world.

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9789048184767: Rabbit Biotechnology: Rabbit genomics, transgenesis, cloning and models

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  9048184762 ISBN 13 :  9789048184767
Editeur : Springer, 2010
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