Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, Volume. 45, Issue 3, 269(2025)

Establishment of a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease by Introducing Human Triple Mutant APP Gene into Hippocampus via Brain Stereotactic Technology

XIAO Linlin1,2, YANG Yixuan1,2, LI Shanshan1,2, LUO Lanshiyu1,2, YIN Siwei1,2, SUN Juming1, SHI Wei1, OUYANG Yiqiang1, and LI Xiyi3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory Animal Center, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
  • 2School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
  • 3School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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    XIAO Linlin, YANG Yixuan, LI Shanshan, LUO Lanshiyu, YIN Siwei, SUN Juming, SHI Wei, OUYANG Yiqiang, LI Xiyi. Establishment of a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease by Introducing Human Triple Mutant APP Gene into Hippocampus via Brain Stereotactic Technology[J]. Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, 2025, 45(3): 269

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    Received: Mar. 1, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: LI Xiyi (leeciyee@163.com)

    DOI:10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2025.030

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