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Spalax
A genus of blind, subterranean MOLE RATS, in the subfamily Spalacidae, family MURIDAE, used as a animal model in neurophysiology. There are at least…
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Genome-wide adaptive complexes to underground stresses in blind mole rats Spalax.
X. Fang
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E. Nevo
,
+50 authors
Jun Wang
Nature communications
2014
Corpus ID: 39105245
The blind mole rat (BMR), Spalax galili, is an excellent model for studying mammalian adaptation to life underground and medical…
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Pronounced cancer resistance in a subterranean rodent, the blind mole-rat, Spalax: in vivo and in vitro evidence
Irena Manov
,
M. Hirsh
,
+5 authors
I. Shams
BMC Biology
2013
Corpus ID: 16596694
BackgroundSubterranean blind mole rats (Spalax) are hypoxia tolerant (down to 3% O2), long lived (>20 years) rodents showing no…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Neuroglobin, cytoglobin, and myoglobin contribute to hypoxia adaptation of the subterranean mole rat Spalax
A. Avivi
,
Frank Gerlach
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+4 authors
T. Hankeln
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2010
Corpus ID: 24745827
The subterranean mole rat Spalax is an excellent model for studying adaptation of a mammal toward chronic environmental hypoxia…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Hypoxia‐induced BNIP3 expression and mitophagy: in vivo comparison of the rat and the hypoxia‐tolerant mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi
M. Band
,
A. Joel
,
Álvaro Hernández
,
A. Avivi
FASEB journal : official publication of the…
2009
Corpus ID: 27359871
The blind subterranean mole rat of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies is an excellent animal model for hypoxic tolerance. Unique…
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Oxygen and carbon dioxide fluctuations in burrows of subterranean blind mole rats indicate tolerance to hypoxic-hypercapnic stresses.
I. Shams
,
A. Avivi
,
E. Nevo
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A…
2005
Corpus ID: 46255283
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Evolution of p53 in hypoxia-stressed Spalax mimics human tumor mutation.
O. Ashur-Fabian
,
A. Avivi
,
+7 authors
G. Rechavi
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2004
Corpus ID: 10392893
The tumor suppressor gene p53 controls cellular response to a variety of stress conditions, including DNA damage and hypoxia…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Auditory activation of ‘visual’ cortical areas in the blind mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi)
G. Bronchti
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P. Heil
,
R. Sadka
,
A. Hess
,
H. Scheich
,
Z. Wollberg
The European journal of neuroscience
2002
Corpus ID: 351821
The mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) is a subterranean rodent whose adaptations to its fossorial life include an extremely reduced…
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Review
1993
Review
1993
Visual system of a naturally microphthalmic mammal: The blind mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi
H. Cooper
,
M. Herbin
,
E. Nevo
The Journal of comparative neurology
1993
Corpus ID: 28607983
Retinal projections and visual thalamo‐cortical connections were studied in the subterranean mole rat, belonging to the…
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Mole Rat Spalax: Evolutionary Significance of Chromosome Variation
J. Wahrman
,
R. Goitein
,
E. Nevo
Science
1969
Corpus ID: 9992906
Four forms of mole rats with diploid numbers of chromosomes of S2, 54, 58, and 60, respectively, were found in Israel and the…
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Mole Rat Spalax ehrenbergi: Mating Behavior and Its Evolutionary Significance
E. Nevo
Science
1969
Corpus ID: 45821606
Mating behavior of the subterranean mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi, consists of three distinct stages-agonistic, courtship, and…
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