Press Release No. 31
Berlin
MDC Researchers: Ion Channel Makes African Naked Mole-Rat Insensitive to Acid-Induced Pain
Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have found out why the African naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), one of the world’s most unusual mammals, feels no pain when exposed to acid. African naked mole-rats live densely packed in narrow dark burrows where ambient carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are very high.