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Unique histological features of the tail skin of cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) related to caudal autotomy

Caudal autotomy in rodents is an evolutionarily acquired phenomenon enabling escape from predators, by discarding the tail skin after traumatic injuries. The histological mechanisms underlying caudal autotomy seem to differ among species. Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus), which are important laborato...

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Autores principales: Hosotani, Marina, Nakamura, Teppei, Ichii, Osamu, Irie, Takao, Sunden, Yuji, Elewa, Yaser Hosny Ali, Watanabe, Takafumi, Ueda, Hiromi, Mishima, Takashi, Kon, Yasuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7904004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33563609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.058230