The anatomy of the skin of the Chinese tree shrew is very similar to that of human skin

Jing Zhang; Rong-Can Luo; Xiao-Yong Man; Long-Bao Lv; Yong-Gang Yao; Min Zheng

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Jing Zhang, Rong-Can Luo, Xiao-Yong Man, Long-Bao Lv, Yong-Gang Yao, Min Zheng. The anatomy of the skin of the Chinese tree shrew is very similar to that of human skin. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 208-212. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.028

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Jing Zhang, Rong-Can Luo, Xiao-Yong Man, Long-Bao Lv, Yong-Gang Yao, Min Zheng. The anatomy of the skin of the Chinese tree shrew is very similar to that of human skin. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 208-212. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.028

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The anatomy of the skin of the Chinese tree shrew is very similar to that of human skin

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.028

Jing Zhang¹,
Rong-Can Luo²,
Xiao-Yong Man¹,
Long-Bao Lv⁴,
Yong-Gang Yao^{2,3,4,5
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Min Zheng^{1
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Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
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Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650204, China
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Kunming Primate Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
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KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China

Funds: This study was supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS zsys-02) and CAS "Light of West China" Program (xbzg-zdsys-201909)

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Corresponding author: E-mail: yaoyg@mail.kiz.ac.cn; minz@zju.edu.cn
Received Date: 2020-01-23
Publish Date: 2020-03-01

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