The Ferret: An Animal Model to Study Influenza Virus
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Lab Animal
- Vol. 33 (9) , 50-53
- https://doi.org/10.1038/laban1004-50
Abstract
There has been much critical influenza research conducted in a little-known laboratory animal--the ferret. The authors review some of these findings, discuss the reasons the ferret often becomes a model for influenza infection, and compare the ferret with other animal models.Keywords
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