Article
Cystic fibrosis mouse models.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2007
Guilbault Claudine, Saeed Zienab, Downey Gregory P, Radzioch Danuta
Abstract excerpt
Animal models of cystic fibrosis (CF) are powerful tools that enable the study of the mechanisms and complexities of human disease. Murine models have several intrinsic advantages compared with other animal models, including lower cost, maintenance, and rapid reproduction rate. Mice can be easily genetically manipulated by making transgenic or knockout mice, or by backcrossing to well-defined inbred strains in a...
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