Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2014;(2):86-89

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-4847.2014.02.019

Progress in application of tree shrew models in research on human viral diseases

Anguo YIN ; Dexuan KUANG ; Xiaofei LI ; Yuan ZHANG ; Xiaomei SUN ; Xueshan XIA ; Jiejie DAI

Keywords

Tree Shrew; Virus; Viral diseases; Animal models

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Tree shrews get more and more concerns due to many of its physiological , biochemical and anatomical characteristics similar to those of human beings .Therefore, tree shrews models of human diseases such as viral diseases , neurological diseases and tumors attract more and more attention of researchers .In this article we will review the recent ad-vances in application of tree shrew models in research on human viral diseases .