Guinea Pig In Biomedical Research

Guinea pigs in medical research - Understanding Animal …

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The four main areas that guinea pigs are used in research today are: Allergies and respiratory diseases Nutritional research Hearing Safety testing

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Guinea pigs in medical research - Understanding Animal …

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Guinea pigs fall into the category of small mammals, along with rabbits and ferrets. This group makes up 0.7% of the total number of animals used in research. …

Why use guinea pigs in animal testing? | Science | The Guardian

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Guinea pig studies led to the discovery of the hormone adrenaline and helped develop replacement heart valves, blood transfusions, antibiotics and asthma …

Efficacy of the porcine species in biomedical …

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Nevertheless, the interest in the use of pigs in biomedical research has been rising over the last 40–45 years …

Pigs (Sus Scrofa) in Biomedical Research - PubMed

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Much of biomedical oriented research is conducted with animal models. Over the years, rodents (primarily rats and mice) have emerged as the preferred species for basic …

(PDF) The Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)

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According to Noonan [1] and Pignon & Mayer [5], the guinea pig's rectal temperature ranged from 37.2-39.5 o C. In this research, the guinea pig body temperature …

Livestock in biomedical research: history, current status …

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Because genome sequence and gene manipulation tools are now available for farm animals (cattle, pigs, sheep and goats), a larger number of livestock genetically engineered …

Guinea Pig - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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Firstly, guinea pigs are naturally eosinophilic with high levels of eosinophils reported in sputum and within the airways of healthy, nonsensitized, and unchallenged animals. This …

Viruses of guinea pigs: considerations for biomedical …

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Fong CK, Bia F, Hsiung GD. Ultrastructural development and persistence of guinea pig cytomegalovirus in duet cells of guinea pig submaxillary gland. Arch Virol. 1980; 64 …