The Mouse as the Animal Model: Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Left: Normal Heart Rhythm and PQRST complex. Right: Arrhythmia caused by WPW Syndrome, and additional delta wave not seen in a normal heart rhythm.

Abstract

An animal model is a living organism in which normative biology or mannerisms are examined, or in which a randomized or induced pathological system can be studied thoroughly. In the animal model phenomenon, one or more aspect resembles the same phenomenon in humans or other species of animal. The mouse is the animal model for WPW syndrome.