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Future Developments
The development and standardisation of species-specific primary cell cultures will likely become more important in veterinary research. We can expect to get new insights while exploring and modulating metabolism and function at the cellular level. The diversity of the physiological and pathological features of companion and farm animals is guaranteed to reveal the equivalent on the cellular level. Perhaps the best feature of primary cell cultures is the possibility to modulate the metabolic and regulatory pathways of cells of interest and to delineate the physiological effects of various compounds and drugs in a controlled way. The refinement of this experimental tool can be expected to accelerate species-specific research. Furthermore, cell cultures can be employed as screening systems in various fields of veterinary science, thereby reducing the need for live animals.

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