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Spotlight on pig models

Lab Animal volume 53, page 253 (2024)Cite this article

In the past decades, pigs have gained considerable scientific attention as translational models. As large animal models, pigs share many physiological and anatomical similarities with humans, making them particularly suitable to study various human diseases and identify potential therapies. In this October issue of Lab Animal, we highlight innovative applications of pig models for biomedical research.

Our Technology Feature focuses on xenotransplantation research, describing the current status of a field that has the potential to alleviate the global organ shortage crisis. Currently, several genetically engineered pigs are being developed with the hope to provide organs suitable for transplantation in patients awaiting life-saving procedures.

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Spotlight on pig models. Lab Anim 53, 253 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-024-01455-7

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