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Animal models of human pregnancy and placentation: alternatives to the mouse
4 Sept 2020
Abstract excerpt
The mouse is often criticized as a model for pregnancy research as gestation is short, with much of organ development completed postnatally. There are also differences in the structure and physiology of the placenta between mouse and human. This review considers eight alternative models that recently have been proposed and two established ones that seem underutilized. A promising newcomer among rodents is the...
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