“…Establishment of naïve pluripotent rabbit ESCs is of great interest because of their potential use in basic research, derivation of transgenic animals, and as a model in the establishment of stem-cell based therapies for human and animal medicine. Many research groups have reported derivation of rabbit ESCs or stemlike cells (Fang et al, 2006, Graves and Moreadith, 1993, Honda et al, 2008, Honda et al, 2009, Honda, 2013, Intawicha et al, 2009, Moreadith and Graves, 1992, Osteil et al, 2016, Zakhartchenko et al, 2011. Currently available rabbit ESCs are morphologically and molecularly different from mouse ESCs, however, they share many characteristics with human, primate and other non-rodent ESCs (du Puy et al, 2011, Tan et al, 2011.…”