Hyaluronan and skin elasticity: Are subterranean mammals special?
Kai R. Caspar, Delphine del Marmol, Lisa Gerdes, Anne Zockoll, Stefanie Schülpen, Sabine Begall
The paper investigates whether subterranean mammals have more elastic skin due to elongated hyaluronan polymers, but finds no consistent evidence for this and suggests previous studies may have conflated elasticity with skin looseness.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2026 · PreprintZoology