In this study, the Hiroshima University researchers developed an
animal model using severely
immunodeficient mice whose livers were partially populated with human cells, in order to reconstruct elements of the human immune system.
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animals to include conventional and quarantine rats, clean mice, quarantine mice, BSL2 /
immunodeficient mice, radiological rats and mice, hamsters, rabbits, BSL2 rabbits, ferrets, swine, and ground hogs