BLT Humanized Mouse (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

BLT Humanized Mouse

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The humanized "BLT" mouse is created by introducing human bone marrow, liver and thymus tissues into animals without an immune system of their own. The BLT mouse has a fully functioning human immune system.

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University of North Carolina School of Medicine

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