title: [Progress and prospect in research on laboratory tree shrew in China].
abstract: We outline the historical research on the laboratory tree shrew in China and discuss its current research trends. Five key aspects of applied research are emphasized in this review, including quality control standards for laboratory tree shrews, the establishment of an inbred colony, commercial preparation of major molecular and cellular research tools, further research on tree shrew models for human diseases, and the establishment of the tree shrew seed institution at state level.
authors.affiliation: Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, China. yunnanlaa@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Pei-Qing
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ru-Wen
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Li-Ling
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bao-Li
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jin-Tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kun-Long
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ben
authors.forename: Xiao-Mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jian-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jiao
mesh_terms: D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001947:Breeding; D002681:China; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D014418:Tupaiidae / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*