title: Transmission of hepatitis B to the rhesus monkey.
abstract: The rhesus monkey does provide a suitable laboratory animal model for studying hepatitis B virus and for investigating various aspects of interaction between this infectious agent and the host. This species of non-human primate, however, offers a less sensitive animal model for hepatitis B infection than the chimpanzee.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000882:Haplorhini; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008288:Malaria / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens