Venkatareddy L R

Silkworm (Bombyx mori) as a Promising Invertebrate Model for Drug Discovery, Pharmacokinetic Evaluation, and Preclinical Screening: Current Insights and Future Prospects

Pankaj Lushan Dutta, Indrani Nath, Basavaraj Somalingappa Purad, Mallikarjun, O. Ganesh & Venkatareddy L R · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

The silkworm (Bombyx mori) has emerged as a promising invertebrate model for biomedical research, providing an ethical, cost-effective, and practical alternative to vertebrate systems for preliminary drug screening and pharmacokinetic studies. Its conserved metabolic pathways, si...