The naked mole‐rat (Heterocephalus glaber) has fascinated zoologists for at least half a
century. It has also generated considerable biomedical interest not only because of its …

The mouse is often criticized as a model for pregnancy research as gestation is short, with
much of organ development completed postnatally. There are also differences in the …

The subterranean-dwelling naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is an extremophilic
rodent, able to thrive in the harsh underground conditions of sub-Saharan Northeast Africa …

Model organism (MO) research provides a basic understanding of biology and disease due
to the evolutionary conservation of the molecular and cellular language of life. MOs have …

Naked mole-rats are highly valuable research models and popular exhibition animals at
zoos worldwide. Here, we provide comprehensive descriptions of common postmortem …

Animals are valuable resources in biomedical research in investigations of biological
processes, disease pathogenesis, therapeutic interventions, safety, toxicity, and …

The mechanistic causes of aging, the time-related decline in function and good health that
leads to increased mortality, remain poorly understood. Here we propose that age …

Opportunities for new insight into aging from the naked mole-rat and other non-traditional models
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The immune system plays a critical role in host defense to pathogens, tissue homeostasis,
cancer development, and several aging-associated chronic inflammatory diseases. The …

Naked mole-rats are extraordinarily long-lived rodents that offer unique opportunities to
study the molecular origins of age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Remarkably, they …