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. 2020 Feb 1;27(2):119–131. doi: 10.5551/jat.RV17038-2

Table 3. Conditions of animals used in studies to translate the results into humans.

  • 1) Animals with onset mechanism similar to human disease in addition to pathophysiology of human disease

  • 2) Animals showing histopathological features similar to human lesions

  • 3) Animals showing similar drug efficacy to human patients

  • 4) Animals with a physical size that is compatible with repeated sampling and indwelling devices

  • 5) Animals having appropriate heterogeneity.