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II. Toxicology Research (cont.)
B) Immunological Research
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Advantages
of using the common marmoset in immunological research
The common marmoset is commonly used in immunological studies because it has
many similarities to humans. One of these similarities is that some human
antibodies react similarly to white blood cells of both marmosets and humans.
Many cell receptors, or part of the white blood cells that recognize antibodies,
are similar between humans and marmosets and can provide good models for disease
studies using marmosets. These models mean that studies and results found in
marmosets can often be readily applied to humans.
Further Reading:
Griffiths, G. (1998). Further Immunological Studies Using the Marmoset.
European Marmoset Research Group. Marmosets in Biomedicine and as Models for
Human Disease (Abstracts). 4.
Neubert, R. (1998). The Immunology of the Marmoset and its Suitability for
Immuno-toxicological Studies. European Marmoset Research Group. Marmosets in
Biomedicine and as Models for Human Disease (Abstracts). 3-4.
Additional Related Links:
Annual Reviews of Immunology:
http://immunol.annualreviews.org
Pharmacology and Toxicology Annual Reviews:
http://pharmtox.annualreviews.org
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Text by Rebecca Dallwig.
