Presentation - University of Colorado Denver
Presentation - University of Colorado Denver
Presentation - University of Colorado Denver
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Benefits and Obstacles to<br />
working in NHP model<br />
• Longer gestation period<br />
(175d)<br />
• Similar Placentation<br />
• Organ development<br />
occurs in utero<br />
– pancreas, brain, adipose<br />
• Perform invasive studies<br />
that cannot be done in<br />
humans or fetal mice<br />
• Heterogenity<br />
• Free-living<br />
– Difficult to control<br />
food intake and<br />
exercise<br />
• Studies/data<br />
collection take a lot<br />
longer<br />
• Collaborative<br />
• Expensive<br />
• Heterogenity
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