Close-up lop-eared rabbit for antibody production 2
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Lop-eared rabbit group-housed in pens for antibody production, August 2000. The antibodies produced can be used to detect the prsence or absence of disease in human diagnostic tests. Please acknowledge joint © Understanding Animal Research/Wellcome Images.
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Rabbits have also been very important in the study of heart disease, in particular high blood pressure and blocked arteries. Louis Pasteur used rabbits to develop his rabies vaccine. The papillomavirus, the main cause of cervical cancer, was discovered in rabbits in the 1930s.
