Journal Article

The healthy diabetic cavefish conundrum

Retaux, S.

Record Number:
3788
Year:
2018
Journal:
Nature
Pages:
595-597
Volume:
555
PMCID:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-03242-0
Abstract:
Nature News and Views on Riddle et al 2018 in Nature Blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) live in dark caves, a challenging environment that has shaped their evolution. In a paper in Nature, Riddle et al.1 reveal the surprising way in which cavefish regulate their glucose metabolism, a finding that might have implications for our understanding of human diabetes.
Times Cited:
1
Relevent Species:
Astyanax jordani (Hubbs and Innes 1936) Buckup 2003