![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, we re-examine each of these 'myths' based on evidence published in the scientific literature. A recent article entitled 'Surprisingly long survival of premature conclusions about naked mole-rat biology' described 28 'myths' which, those authors claimed, are a 'perpetuation of beautiful, but falsified, hypotheses' and impede our understanding of this enigmatic mammal. its tolerance of variable oxygen availability), which may be pertinent to several human disease states, including ischemia/reperfusion injury and neurodegeneration. ![]() It has also generated considerable biomedical interest not only because of its extraordinary longevity, but also because of unusual protective features (e.g. The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) has fascinated zoologists for at least half a century. ![]()
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