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Also: Heterocephalus glaber
A long-lived rodent that resists cancer, survives without oxygen for minutes and does not seem to age.
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| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum lifespan | >30 years | Tian 2013 |
| Hyaluronan size vs human/mouse | >5× larger | Tian 2013 |
| Survival of total anoxia | 18 minutes | Park 2017 |
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Tian and colleagues found naked mole-rat cells make hyaluronan over five times larger than mouse or human; removing it made the cells able to form tumours.
As reported in: Tian, Azpurua, Hine et al. (2013). High-molecular-mass hyaluronan mediates the cancer resistance of the naked mole rat. Nature. doi:10.1038/nature12234
Ruby, Smith and Buffenstein analysed over 3,000 lifespan records and found mortality risk did not increase with age.
As reported in: Ruby, Smith, Buffenstein (2018). Naked mole-rat mortality rates defy Gompertzian laws by not increasing with age. eLife. doi:10.7554/eLife.31157
Park and colleagues found naked mole-rats survive 18 minutes of anoxia by switching to fructose-fuelled metabolism.
As reported in: Park, Reznick, Peterson et al. (2017). Fructose-driven glycolysis supports anoxia resistance in the naked mole-rat. Science. doi:10.1126/science.aab3896