The porcine skin has striking similarities to the human skin in terms of general structure,
thickness, hair follicle content, pigmentation, collagen and lipid composition. This has been …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are cells derived from the hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) of the bone
marrow and form a widely distributed cellular system throughout the body. They are the most …

These guidelines are a consensus work of a considerable number of members of the
immunology and flow cytometry community. They provide the theory and key practical …

Over the last few years, we have seen an increasing interest and demand for pigs in
biomedical research. Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are closely related to humans …

The swine major histocompatibility complex (MHC) or swine leukocyte antigen (SLA)
complex is one of the most gene-dense regions in the swine genome. It consists of three …

African swine fever virus (ASFV) causes a lethal haemorrhagic disease of pigs. There are
conflicting reports on the role of interferon in ASFV infection. We therefore analysed the …

In pigs, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or swine leukocyte antigen (SLA)
complex, maps to Sus scrofa chromosome 7. It consists of three regions, the class I and …

Porcine dendritic cells (DCs) are relatively well characterized, but a clear-cut identification of
all DC subsets combined with full transcriptional profiling was lacking, preventing an …

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) are
emerged and reemerging viruses in pigs, and together with transmissible gastroenteritis …

Besides their breeding value, swine are increasingly used as biomedical models. As
reported in three international swine clusters of differentiation (CD) workshops and in the …