Insight into how genomes change and adapt due to selection addresses key questions in
evolutionary biology and in domestication of animals and plants by humans. In that regard …

Noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory
disease, and cancer, are the leading cause of death in the world. The cost, both monetary …

Pigs are considered a mixing vessel for the generation of novel pandemic influenza A
viruses through reassortment because of their susceptibility to both avian and human …

Background Pigs are excellent large animal models with several similarities to humans.
They provide valuable insights into biomedical research that are otherwise difficult to obtain …

We investigated changes in the peripheral plasma concentrations of ovarian steroids and
gonadotropins throughout the estrous cycle of the Microminipig (MMpig), a novel …

The minipig has been used as a non-rodent species in nonclinical toxicology studies, but
little is known about amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis in this species. Among domestic pigs …

Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a method for sequentially collecting
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from an unanesthetized microminipig, which shares many …

Background/Aim: The reproducibility of athero–sclerotic lesions was evaluated after the
production of cloned-microminipigs and their offspring. Materials and Methods: Cloned …

The microminipig is one of the smallest minipigs that has emerged as a possible
experimental animal model, because it shares many anatomical and/or physiological …

The induction of pseudopregnancy by the exogenous administration of estradiol
dipropionate (EDP) was investigated in cyclic Microminipigs (MMpigs) and the effects of …