Tree Shrew Offers Small-Animal Model of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:21
in Biology & Nature
Researchers from Japan suggest that the tree shrew may be a practical small-animal model for studying the progression of human hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This discovery would replace the need for rare and expensive studies using chimpanzees, currently the only validated animal model for HCV.