Among 505 species of non-human primates that exist across the world, rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and cynomolgus macaques (M. fascicularis) are the two species most commonly used as animal models for biomedical research. 1,2 One of the reasons is that they have one of the widest distribution ranges among non-human primate species. The distribution of rhesus macaques is from 15° N to 36° N,
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