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Genetically engineered mouse models for studying inflammatory bowel disease.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2016
Mizoguchi Atsushi, Takeuchi Takahito, Himuro Hidetomo, Okada Toshiyuki, Mizoguchi Emiko
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory condition that is mediated by very complex mechanisms controlled by genetic, immune, and environmental factors. More than 74 kinds of genetically engineered mouse strains have been established since 1993 for studying IBD. Although mouse models cannot fully reflect human IBD, they have provided significant contributions for not only...
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