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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.
The blind mole rat (BMR), Spalax galili, is an excellent model for studying mammalian adaptation to life underground and medical… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Pronounced cancer resistance in a subterranean rodent, the blind mole-rat, Spalax: in vivo and in vitro evidence
BackgroundSubterranean blind mole rats (Spalax) are hypoxia tolerant (down to 3% O2), long lived (>20 years) rodents showing no… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Neuroglobin, cytoglobin, and myoglobin contribute to hypoxia adaptation of the subterranean mole rat Spalax
The subterranean mole rat Spalax is an excellent model for studying adaptation of a mammal toward chronic environmental hypoxia… 
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
The blind subterranean mole rat of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies is an excellent animal model for hypoxic tolerance. Unique… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Oxygen and carbon dioxide fluctuations in burrows of subterranean blind mole rats indicate tolerance to hypoxic-hypercapnic stresses.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Evolution of p53 in hypoxia-stressed Spalax mimics human tumor mutation.
The tumor suppressor gene p53 controls cellular response to a variety of stress conditions, including DNA damage and hypoxia… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Auditory activation of ‘visual’ cortical areas in the blind mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi)
The mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) is a subterranean rodent whose adaptations to its fossorial life include an extremely reduced… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Visual system of a naturally microphthalmic mammal: The blind mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi
Retinal projections and visual thalamo‐cortical connections were studied in the subterranean mole rat, belonging to the… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Mole Rat Spalax: Evolutionary Significance of Chromosome Variation
Four forms of mole rats with diploid numbers of chromosomes of S2, 54, 58, and 60, respectively, were found in Israel and the… 
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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