Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of Tupaia belangeri yaoshanensis (Wang, 1987) from Dayao Mountains in China [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023 The tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) is currently placed in the order Scandentia. Owing to their unique characteristics, such as small body size, high brain-to-body mass ratio, short reproductive cycle and life span, and low maintenance costs in laboratory ...
Yingying Cao +8 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 ...
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First report of Schistosoma sinensium infecting Tupaia belangeri and Tricula sp. LF [PDF]
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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A Study on REM Sleep Homeostasis in the Day-Active Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri): Cold-Induced Suppression of REM Sleep Is Not Followed by a Rebound [PDF]
Biology, 2023 The function and regulation of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep is a topic of ongoing debate. It is often assumed that REM sleep is a homeostatically regulated process and that a need for REM sleep builds up, either during prior wakefulness or during ...
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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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Recapitulating Zika Virus Infection in Vagina of Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri) [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Sexual transmission of Zika Virus (ZIKV) elevates the risk of its dissemination in the female reproductive tract and causes a serious threat to the fetus.
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A Novel Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri) Model of Glaucoma. [PDF]
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2018 Primates and rodents are used widely as animal models of glaucoma, but each has significant limitations. Researchers need additional animal models that closely resemble the relevant anatomy and pathologic features of the human disease to more quickly advance research.
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Differences of energy adaptation strategies in Tupaia belangeri between Pianma and Tengchong region by metabolomics of liver: Role of warmer temperature [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Global warming is becoming the future climate trend and will have a significant impact on small mammals, and they will also adapt at the physiological levels in response to climate change, among which the adaptation of energetics is the key to their ...
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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.
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