Wheel-running and rest activity pattern interaction in two octodontids (Octodon degus, Octodon bridgesi) [PDF]
Biological Research, 2005 Wheel-running and other non-photic stimuli influence the rest-activity pattern of diurnal and nocturnal mammals. A day to night inversion of phase preference of activity was described among Octodon degus, when exposed to ad-libitum wheel running. We have studied the rest-activity pattern response in presence of ad libitum wheel-running in wild-captured
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Octodon degus: a strong attractor for Alzheimer research.
Basic and clinical neuroscience, 2013 The most popular animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are transgenic mice expressing human genes with known mutations which do not represent the most abundant sporadic form of the disease. An increasing number of genetic, vascular and psychosocial data strongly support that the Octodon degus, a moderate-sized and diurnal precocial rodent, provides
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Octodon degus laboratory colony management principles and methods for behavioral analysis for Alzheimer's disease neuroscience research. [PDF]
Front Aging NeurosciThe Chilean degu (Octodon degus) is a medium sized, long-lived rodent with traits that make them a natural model for neuroscience research. Their social behaviors, diurnality, and extended developmental time course, when compared to other rodents, make ...
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Impact of prolonged chronic social isolation stress on behavior and multifractal complexity of metabolic rate in Octodon degus. [PDF]
Front Behav Neurosci, 2023 Social interaction can improve animal performance through the prevention of stress-related events, the provision of security, and the enhancement of reproductive output and survival.
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Spatial maps and oscillations in the healthy hippocampus of Octodon degus, a natural model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 The Octodon degus is a South American rodent that is receiving increased attention as a potential model of aging and sporadic late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
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Correction: Age- and sex-related development of osteosarcopenia in the aging <i>Octodon degus</i> rodent model. [PDF]
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Age and Sex Determine Electrocardiogram Parameters in the Octodon degus. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 Cardiovascular diseases represent the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, and age is an important risk factor. Preclinical models provide supportive evidence toward age-related cardiac changes, as well as allow for the study of ...
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Age- and sex-related development of osteosarcopenia in the aging <i>Octodon degus</i> rodent model. [PDF]
Front AgingThe increase in life expectancy in recent years has resulted in a higher incidence of age-related diseases. Among these, osteoporosis and sarcopenia, collectively known as osteosarcopenia, have the most significant impact on the quality of life, general ...
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Seed dispersal is a critical process for plant reproduction and regeneration. Successful recruitment depends on pre- and post-dispersal processes that complete a seed’s journey until becoming a new plant.
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Does nocturnality drive binocular vision? Octodontine rodents as a case study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Binocular vision is a visual property that allows fine discrimination of in-depth distance (stereopsis), as well as enhanced light and contrast sensitivity.
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