Tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) as a novel laboratory disease animal model

The tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) is a promising laboratory animal that possesses a closer genetic relationship to primates than to rodents. In addition, advantages such as small size, easy breeding, and rapid reproduction make the tree shrew an ideal subject for the study of human disease. Numerous...

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Main Authors: Ji Xiao, Rong Liu, Ce-Shi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2017-05-01
Series:Zoological Research
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Online Access:http://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3814.shtml