substance P deficiency has also been tied to their lack of the histamine-induced itching and scratching behaviour typical of rodents.

Resistance to cancer

Naked mole-rats have a high resistance to tumours, although it is likely that they are not entirely immune to related disorders. A potential mechanism that averts cancer is an "over-crowding" gene, p16, which prevents cell division once individual cells come into

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