Using the mouse to model human disease: increasing validity and reproducibility
Experiments that use the mouse as a model for disease have recently come under scrutiny because of the repeated failure of data, particularly derived from preclinical studies, to be replicated or translated to humans. The usefulness of mouse models has been questioned because of irreproducibility an...
Main Authors: | Monica J. Justice, Paraminder Dhillon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2016-02-01
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Series: | Disease Models & Mechanisms |
Online Access: | http://dmm.biologists.org/content/9/2/101 |
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