Genetically Modified Rabbits for Cardiovascular Research

Rabbits are one of the most used experimental animals for investigating the mechanisms of human cardiovascular disease and lipid metabolism because they are phylogenetically closer to human than rodents (mice and rats). Cholesterol-fed wild-type rabbits were first used to study human atherosclerosis...

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Main Authors: Jianglin Fan, Yanli Wang, Y. Eugene Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.614379/full