Comparative analysis of thyroid hormone systems in rodents with subterranean lifestyle

Abstract African mole-rats are subterranean rodents inhabiting underground burrows. This habitat entails risks of overheating, hypoxia, and scarce food availability. Consequently, many subterranean species have evolved low basal metabolism and low body temperature, but the regulation of these traits...

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Main Authors: Patricia Gerhardt, Sabine Begall, Caroline Frädrich, Kostja Renko, Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Susanne Holtze, Alexandra Heinrich, Arne Sahm, Xheni Meci, Josef Köhrle, Eddy Rijntjes, Yoshiyuki Henning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30179-w