Characterisation of the commercial pig as a model of musculoskeletal ageing and osteoarthritis

Animal models of musculoskeletal ageing are required for the investigation of a number of conditions which may be difficult or unethical to investigate in humans. For this purpose, rodent models have been widely utilised, however, there are a number of differences between rodents and humans which ma...

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Main Author: Macfadyen, Mhairi A.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50144/