TY - JOUR
T1 - Modelling the human immune response: can mice be trusted?
AU - Gordon, John
AU - Grafton, Gillian
AU - Wood, Philip
AU - Larche, M
AU - Armitage, R
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - The mouse is now the animal of choice for laboratory-based medical research. Although its contribution to advancing understanding of our inner workings is indisputable, we should acknowledge that mice and humans are tangibly different. This article highlights, and attempts some rationale for, discrepancies between the two species' immune systems.
AB - The mouse is now the animal of choice for laboratory-based medical research. Although its contribution to advancing understanding of our inner workings is indisputable, we should acknowledge that mice and humans are tangibly different. This article highlights, and attempts some rationale for, discrepancies between the two species' immune systems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035433576&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1471-4892(01)00074-1
DO - 10.1016/S1471-4892(01)00074-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 11710744
VL - 1
SP - 431
EP - 435
JO - Current Opinion in Pharmacology
JF - Current Opinion in Pharmacology
ER -