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Independent evolution of pain insensitivity in African mole-rats: origins and mechanisms

The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is famous for its longevity and unusual physiology. This eusocial species that lives in highly ordered and hierarchical colonies with a single breeding queen, also discovered secrets enabling somewhat pain-free living around 20 million years ago. Unlike mos...

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Autores principales: Smith, Ewan St. John, Park, Thomas J., Lewin, Gary R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7192887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32206859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-020-01414-w