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Patent Inventor Names
Ming-Yu Chen0
Wen-Chuan Lee0
Date of Patent
July 3, 2007
0Patent Application Number
110735790
Date Filed
March 8, 2005
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The invention provides a transgenic pig having incorporated into its genome a HSP70 gene or fragment thereof, whereby the transgenic pig overexpresses HSP70. The transgenic pig of the invention can be used in the production of HSP in large quantities, as a xenograft source for transplation and as an animal model close to human for illustrating the protective roles of HSP. Furthermore, the transgenic pig of the invention has a better meat quality and exhibits an increased growth rate and a reduced backfat thickness.
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