Application of Chinchilla in medical research
10.3969/j.issn.1005-4847.2014.06.021
- VernacularTitle:毛丝鼠在医学研究中的应用
- Author:
Bochao YANG
;
Chong XIAO
;
Xishan MA
;
Yunbo LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinchilla;
Animal model;
Application;
Medical research
- From:
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica
2014;(6):110-113
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chinchilla has been successfully used as an animal model in the study of auditory system, microorgan-ism and parasitic infection, because of its unique biological features, and it can be further developed for the research of se-nile diseases, metabolic diseases, etc.This paper will introduce the related biological characteristics of chinchilla, and briefly reviewed the progress of its application in medical research.
