Comparable human reconstitution following Cesium-137 versus X-ray irradiation preconditioning in immunodeficient NOG mice.

Humanized mouse models are used extensively in research involving human pathogens and diseases. However, most of these models require preconditioning. Radio-active sources have been used routinely for this purpose but safety issues have motivated researchers to transition to chemical or X-ray based...

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Main Authors: Anna Halling Folkmar Andersen, Stine Sofie Frank Nielsen, Rikke Olesen, Jakob Le Fèvre Harslund, Ole Schmeltz Søgaard, Lars Østergaard, Paul W Denton, Martin Tolstrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241375