Age-Appropriateness of Porcine Models Used for Cell Transplantation

Shugo Tohyama, Eiji Kobayashi

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

28 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Pigs have traditionally been used for preclinical experiments, and body size-matching is important for cell therapy in animal models used for preclinical trials. It has been shown that the efficacy of the transplanted cells is dependent on the response of the host heart and the age of experimental pigs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)224-228
Number of pages5
JournalCell Transplantation
Volume28
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-02-2019
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cell Biology
  • Transplantation

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Age-Appropriateness of Porcine Models Used for Cell Transplantation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this