ReviewJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2019
Monkeys, mice and menses: the bloody anomaly of the spiny mouse.
Review in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) as a tool for conservation.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2026Review
- Reframing the significance of menstruation: evolutionary insights from an organismal-relational perspective.History and philosophy of the life sciences · 2025Article
- Estradiol and dihydrotestosterone exert sex-specific effects on human fibroblast and endothelial proliferation, bioenergetics, and vasculogenesis.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Neuroanatomical and neurochemical atlas of the spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) spinal cord.Brain structure & function · 2025Article
- Induction of Endometriosis in a Menstruating Mouse Model (Mus musculus): A Translational Animal Disease Model.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2025Article
- Retinal neuroanatomy of two emerging model organisms, the spiny mouse (Acomys dimidiatus) and the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).Experimental eye research · 2024Article
- Comparative biology and non-traditional approaches for basic aging research for facilitating translational studies.GeroScience · 2024Article
- Mechanisms of Scarless Repair at Time of Menstruation: Insights From Mouse Models.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Review
- The Spiny Mouse-A Menstruating Rodent to Build a Bridge From Bench to Bedside.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Review
- Mouse model of menstruation: An indispensable tool to investigate the mechanisms of menstruation and gynaecological diseases (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2020Review
- Early pregnancy loss: the default outcome for fertilized human oocytes.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2020Review
- Model systems for regeneration: the spiny mouse,Development (Cambridge, England) · 2020Review
- DHEAS and Human Development: An Evolutionary Perspective.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The common spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) is the only known rodent to demonstrate a myriad of physiological processes unseen in their murid relatives. The most recently discovered of these uncharacteristic traits: spontaneous decidual transformation of the uterus in virgin females, preceding menstruation. Menstruation occurring without experimental intervention in rodents has not been documented elsewhere to date, and natural menstruation is indeed rare in the animal kingdom outside of higher order primates. This review briefly summarises the current knowledge of spiny mouse biology and taxonomy, and explores their endocrinology which may aid in our understanding of the evolution of menstruation in this species. We propose that DHEA, synthesised by the spiny mouse (but not other rodents), humans and other menstruating primates, is integral in spontaneous decidualisation and therefore menstruation. We discuss both physiological and behavioural attributes across the menstrual cycle in the spiny mouse analogous to those observed in other menstruating species, including premenstrual syndrome. We further encourage the use of the spiny mouse as a small animal model of menstruation and female reproductive biology.
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