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Understanding the Context

Husbandry and management of the degu (Octodon degus). Lab Animal 28(3), 54-57. Najecki, D., Tate, B. A.

Key Insights

1999. Husbandry and management of the degu (Octodon degus). Lab Animal 28(3), 54-57. A new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural sporadic Alzheimer's Disease. Led by researchers from the University of ...

Final Thoughts

Common degus clean themselves and communicate with urine, and they can detach their own tails to escape predators. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.