... of their own, would be unthinkable in a human. Because experimental mice can be used to get quick answers, Davis argues, researchers look to the mouse to tell them everything. " ...
... as the lungs go on guard and become more susceptible to problems such as asthma," he says.
The experimental mice were engineered so that they had skin patches that were missing one or more genes ...
... addition, the mutant Strep bacteria no longer produced a spreading infection when injected into the skin of experimental mice."
The critical role of the Strep protease was confirmed by cloning the ...
... — previously primed to go after nerve cells — would actually cause nerve damage in experimental mice.
The researchers found that in the cerebellums and brainstems of the mice, interferon-gamma was ...
... gene, compared to normal mice that still had the gene within their DNA.
The experimental mice also had improved recovery to their heart function, which leads the authors to believe that the protein ...
... with colleagues, Dr Shane Grey and Stacey Walters, have successfully tested a method, in experimental mice, of adjusting the immune system for just long enough to receive a tissue transplant and ...
... lead author of the study.
Researchers treated experimental mice with GRFT or a sham treatment and then ... less severe lung damage. Additionally, mice treated with GRFT did not experience the drastic ...
... treatment reversed the behavioral dysfunctions and inhibition of hippocampal neurogenesis observed in the experimental mice. When hippocampal neurogenesis was prevented, the efficacy of Prozac was ...
... complications in people with the condition.
In the study, one group of experimental mice was vaccinated with Sm (Smith antigens ... week-old female BALB/c mice (13/group) received intramuscular injections ...
... Cell, show that the transplanted cells provided a critical enzyme that was missing in the brains of the experimental mice and represent an important step toward what may be a successful therapeutic ...
... cells carrying the normal lysosomal cystine transporter gene abundantly engrafted into every tissue of the experimental mice. This led to an average drop in cystine levels of about 80 percent in every ...
... in kidney disease.
"We found that oral activated charcoal lessens atherosclerotic lesions in experimental mice with kidney damage," comments Valentina Kon, MD (Vanderbilt University). "This is ...
