Museum Specimens Reveal the Taxonomic Distinctions Among South Asian Treeshrews [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSouth Asian treeshrews include the Madras Treeshrew Anathana ellioti, the Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri, and the Nicobar Treeshrew Tupaia nicobarica, each occupying distinct and non‐overlapping geographical areas in India and Southeast Asia.
Manokaran Kamalakannan +4 more
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Morphology, genetic characterization and phylogeny of Moniliformis tupaia n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Moniliformidae) from the northern tree shrew Tupaia belangeri chinensis Anderson (Mammalia: Scandentia) [PDF]
ParasitologyA new species of Moniliformis, M. tupaia n. sp. is described using integrated morphological methods (light and scanning electron microscopy) and molecular techniques (sequencing and analysing the nuclear 18S, ITS, 28S regions and mitochondrial cox1 and ...
Hui-Xia Chen +5 more
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Adeno-associated virus 2 CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeting of hepatitis B virus in tree shrews [PDF]
Virus ResearchChronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health issue with limited therapeutic options given the persistence of viral episomal DNA (cccDNA).
Md Haroon Or Rashid +8 more
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Physiological adaptation strategies for thermoregulation in Tupaia belangeri under high-temperature environment challenge [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyIntroductionTo investigate the capacity of Tupaia belangeri to withstand high-temperature environments and its adaptability to global warming trends, while examining evidence for the species’ tropical origins through thermal neutral zone analysis ...
Dongjie Liu +3 more
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Comparative infectivity of EBV subtypes in tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) [PDF]
Virology JournalBackground The Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) has a high global prevalence and is strongly associated with the pathogenesis of diverse diseases. Types 1 (T1) and 2 (T2) represent the two major EBV subtypes.
Zhenqiu Luo +5 more
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Comparison of Nonshivering Thermogenesis Induced by Norepinephrine Stress in Tree Shrews [PDF]
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2013 Nonshivering thermogenesis (NST)is an important thermogenic mechanism for small mammals. Quantitative measurement of NST is usually stimulated by injection of norepinephrine.
Wan-long Zhu +6 more
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Body mass, Thermogenesis and energy metabolism in Tupaia belangeri during cold acclimation [PDF]
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2012 In order to study the relationship between energy strategies and environmental temperature, basal metabolic rate (BMR), nonshivering thermogenesis (NST), the total protein contents, mitochondrial protein contents, state and state respiratory ability ...
Wan-long Zhu, Lihua Meng, Zheng-kun Wang
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Variations of Endocrine Hormones Concentrations in Tupaia belangeri under Simulated Seasonal Acclimatized: Role of Leptin Sensitivity [PDF]
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2013 Seasonal variations in endocrine hormones concentrations are important for the survival of small mammals during acclimatization. In order to understand the role of leptin sensitivity on other endocrine hormones concentrations, we examined body mass ...
Zhu, Wan-long +3 more
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The relationship among metabolic rate of tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) under cold acclimation [PDF]
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2012 Many small mammals inhabiting cold environments display enhanced capacity for seasonal changes in nonshivering thermogenesis (NST) and thermoregulatory maximum metabolic rate (MMR).
Lin Zhang +3 more
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First report of Schistosoma sinensium infecting Tupaia belangeri and Tricula sp. LF
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Schistosoma sinensium belongs to the Asian Schistosoma and is transmitted by freshwater snails of the genus Tricula. Rodents are known definitive hosts of S. sinensium.
Xuan Wang +10 more
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