Description
Due to their strong similarities to humans across physiologic, developmental, behavioral, immunologic, and genetic levels, nonhuman primates are essential models for a wide spectrum of biomedical research. They can often serve to link the translational research between small animal models and humans. Whole blood contains red cells, white cells, and platelets (~45% of total volume) suspended in plasma (~55% of total volume). It is used for a variety of research applications including drug target discovery, analysis of immune responses, and biomarker identification/validation