[HTML][HTML] Comparative aspects of lipid metabolism: impact on contemporary research and use of animal models

WG Bergen, HJ Mersmann - The Journal of nutrition, 2005 - Elsevier
The emerging obesity crisis and consequent concerns for corrective measures and
appropriate public policy have stimulated research into causes, prevention, remediation …

The oncopig cancer model: an innovative large animal translational oncology platform

KM Schachtschneider, RM Schwind, J Newson… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Despite an improved understanding of cancer molecular biology, immune landscapes, and
advancements in cytotoxic, biologic, and immunologic anti-cancer therapeutics, cancer …

[HTML][HTML] A brief history of animal modeling

AC Ericsson, MJ Crim, CL Franklin - Missouri medicine, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Comparative medicine is founded on the concept that other animal species share
physiological, behavioral, or other characteristics with humans. Over 2,400 years ago it was …

Diet before and during pregnancy and offspring health: the importance of animal models and what can be learned from them

P Chavatte-Palmer, A Tarrade… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
This review article outlines epidemiologic studies that support the hypothesis that maternal
environment (including early nutrition) plays a seminal role in determining the offspring's …

The biomedical piglet: establishing reference intervals for haematology and clinical chemistry parameters of two age groups with and without iron supplementation

D Ventrella, F Dondi, F Barone, F Serafini, A Elmi… - BMC veterinary …, 2016 - Springer
Background The similarities between swine and humans in physiological and genomic
patterns, and the great correlation in size and anatomy, make pigs extremely useful in …

Experimental models of hemorrhagic shock: a review

A Fülöp, Z Turóczi, D Garbaisz, L Harsányi… - European Surgical …, 2013 - karger.com
Massive blood loss leading to hypovolemic shock is still a life-threatening situation.
Recently, a great number of investigations have been conducted in order to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing swine models for human health and diseases

EM Walters, RS Prather - Missouri medicine, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Swine models are relatively new kids on the block for modeling human health and diseases
when compared to rodents and dogs. Because of the similarity to humans in size …

Selenium deficiency associated porcine and human cardiomyopathies

M Oropeza-Moe, H Wisløff, A Bernhoft - … of Trace Elements in Medicine and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is a trace element playing an important role in animal and human
physiological homeostasis. It is a key component in selenoproteins (SeP) exerting multiple …

Completion of the swine genome will simplify the production of swine as a large animal biomedical model

EM Walters, E Wolf, JJ Whyte, J Mao, S Renner… - BMC medical …, 2012 - Springer
Background Anatomic and physiological similarities to the human make swine an excellent
large animal model for human health and disease. Methods Cloning from a modified …

Pigs as a model for biomedical sciences.

KN Kuzmuk, LB Schook - The genetics of the pig, 2011 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The genetics of the pig: Pigs as a model for biomedical sciences. Page 1 ©CAB International
2011. The Genetics of the Pig, 426 2nd Edn (eds MF Rothschild and A. Ruvinsky) Kristy N …