Table 1 Summary of advantages for use murine as a model in scientific research.

From: Paternal age impairs in vitro embryo and in vivo fetal development in murine

Observations

References

Anatomical and physiological similarities with humans

Bryda25, Uhl26, Vandamme27

Easily handling on laboratory animal facility

Bryda25, Uhl26, Vandamme27

Short generational interval and larger litter size

Bryda25, Uhl26, Vandamme27

Use of inbred strains promote homogenous control group on a controlled environment

Casellas28 and Barré-Sinoussi et al.29

Full genome sequenced

Waterston et al.30

Model for male infertility

O'Bryan31, Jamsai et al.32 and Godmann et al.33

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