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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Sus scrofa
SUBMITTER: Junko Takahashi
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-25393 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Takahashi Junko J Misawa Masaki M Iwahashi Hitoshi H
PloS one 20110513 5
Miniature pigs are useful model animals for humans because they have similar anatomy and digestive physiology to humans and are easy to breed and handle. In this study, whole blood microarray analyses were conducted to evaluate variations of correlation among individuals and ages using specific pathogen-free (SPF) Clawn miniature pigs. Whole blood RNA is easy to handle compared to isolated white blood cell RNA and can be used for health and disease monitoring and animal control. In addition, who ...[more]