Potential benefits and risks of clinical xenotransplantation [PDF]
, 2012 The transplantation of organs and cells from pigs into humans could overcome the critical and continuing problem of the lack of availability of deceased human organs and cells for clinical transplantation.
Ayares, D, Cooper, DKC
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Semiology of spontaneous generalized tonic‐clonic seizures in the epileptic baboon
Epilepsia Open, 2020 Objective The epileptic baboon provides an animal model for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), demonstrating spontaneous generalized tonic‐clonic seizures (GTCS) in addition to generalized myoclonic, absence and multifocal seizures. While photoconvulsive
Charles Ákos Szabó +2 more
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Cloning and expression of porcine β1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase encoding a new xenoreactive antigen [PDF]
, 2014 Xenograft rejection of pigs organs with an engineered mutation in the GGTA-1 gene (GTKO) remains a predominantly antibody mediated process which is directed to a variety of non-Gal protein and carbohydrate antigens.
Byrne, GW +4 more
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Insights into the evolution of social systems and species from baboon studies
eLife, 2019 Baboons, members of the genus Papio, comprise six closely related species distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southwest Arabia. The species exhibit more ecological flexibility and a wider range of social systems than many other primates.
Julia Fischer +25 more
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Evidence for engraftment of human bone marrow cells in non-lethally irradiated baboons [PDF]
, 1997 Background. Prior to organ harvesting, an attempt was made to modulate the donor's immune responses against prospective xenogeneic recipients by infusion of 'recipient-type' bone marrow. Methods.
Fontes, P +7 more
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Subclinical infection of macaques and baboons with a baboon simarterivirus [PDF]
, 2018 Simarteriviruses (Arteriviridae: Simarterivirinae) are commonly found at high titers in the blood of African monkeys but do not cause overt disease in these hosts.
Bailey, Adam L +12 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of an olive baboon (Papio anubis) from Gombe National Park, Tanzania
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018 The olive baboon (Papio anubis) is the most widely distributed baboon species. We report here on the complete mitochondrial genome of an olive baboon from the south-eastern edge of the species’ range from Gombe National Park (NP), Tanzania.
Christian Roos +4 more
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Endemicity of Yaws and Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates, Kenya
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 Human yaws has historically been endemic to Kenya, but current epidemiologic data are lacking. We report seroprevalence for Treponema pallidum antibodies in olive baboons (Papio anubis) and vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Laikipia County ...
Dawn M. Zimmerman +11 more
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Potential Hotspots of Hamadryas Baboon–Human Conflict in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia
Diversity, 2023 In recent decades, conflicts between hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) and the rapidly growing human population in the mountainous areas of Western, Southwestern, and Southern Saudi Arabia have accelerated.
Ghanem Al-Ghamdi +6 more
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Metagenomic analysis of dental calculus in ancient Egyptian baboons [PDF]
, 2019 Dental calculus, or mineralized plaque, represents a record of ancient biomolecules and food residues. Recently, ancient metagenomics made it possible to unlock the wealth of microbial and dietary information of dental calculus to reconstruct oral ...
Bramanti, Barbara +7 more
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