title: [The marmoset in biomedical research. Value of this primate model for cardiovascular studies].
abstract: Because of its small size, low cost of maintenance, breeding capabilities in captivity, the marmoset, a New World monkey, appears well suited for clinical and fundamental investigations. The contribution of this laboratory animal in the main areas of biomedical research is succinctly described: viral oncology, infections diseases, immunology, reproduction, toxicology and teratology, odontology, behaviour and neuro-psychopathology. Emphasis is put upon the exceptional interest of the use of marmoset as a biological model in cardiovascular studies.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U 36, Paris.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mahouy
mesh_terms: D000808:Angiotensinogen / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism; D002143:Callitrichinae; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000662:veterinary; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D000808:Angiotensinogen
vernacular_title: Le marmoset en recherche biomédicale. Intérêt de ce modèle primate pour les études cardiovasculaires.