The extraordinary biology of the naked mole-rat / Rochelle Buffenstein, Thomas J. Park, Melissa M. Holmes, editors.
This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology. In 2013, Science magazine named the naked mole-rat as the Vertebrate of the Ye...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer,
2021.
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| Series: | Advances in experimental medicine and biology ;
v. 1319. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology. In 2013, Science magazine named the naked mole-rat as the Vertebrate of the Year. This was partly due to research carried out documenting its extreme longevity, negligible senescence, and prolonged maintenance of cancer free, good health well into old age as well as seminal work on mechanisms involved in these processes, pain and hypoxia resistance. In addition to this research focus on longevity and chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, the naked mole-rat has also made a substantial contribution to the fields of ecophysiology, neuroscience and behavior. With international contributions, this book provides a valuable text for zoological students, behavioral scientists and biomedical researchers. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 3030659429 9783030659424 3030659437 9783030659431 |
| ISSN: | 2214-8019 ; |