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Research and Application of Miniature Pigs Models on Medical Domain

ZHANG He, WANG Cheng-li, WANG Yang, CHEN Ke-yan, SU Peng, SUN Qian   

  1. Department of Laboratory Animal, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110016, China
  • Received:2011-12-01 Online:2012-07-20 Published:2012-07-16

Abstract: The swine are similar with human beings at the anatomy and the physiology. There are many advantages of miniature pigs models on medical domain, such as small figures, lower food consumption, more convenient management. The miniature pigs are the perfection as animal models. It has been summarized that the species of miniature pigs domestic and overseas, and the application of miniature pigs as animal models on the cardiovascular system, the digestive system, the cosmetology, the surgery, the organ transplantation and the oral cavity system.

Key words: miniature pigs; animal models; species; strains; clinical application

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