Generation of a felinized swine endothelial cell line by expression of feline decay-accelerating factor.

Embryonic stem cell research has facilitated the generation of many cell types for the production of tissues and organs for both humans and companion animals. Because ≥30% of pet cats suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), xenotransplantation between pigs and cats has been studied. For a successf...

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Main Authors: Luna Izuhara, Norifumi Tatsumi, Shuji Miyagawa, Satomi Iwai, Masahito Watanabe, Shuichiro Yamanaka, Yuichi Katsuoka, Hiroshi Nagashima, Hirotaka J Okano, Takashi Yokoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4324824?pdf=render