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Canine and feline models of human inherited muscle diseases.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Feb 2005
Shelton G Diane, Engvall Eva
Abstract excerpt
Animal models are of immense importance for studying mechanisms of disease and testing new therapies, and rodents have been used extensively in the field of neuromuscular disorders. Mice and rats can be genetically manipulated to over-express or not express genes that are important to muscle function, and these animals can be available in large numbers for analysis. Other species, such as cats and dogs, cannot be...
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