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A subgroup of plant aquaporins facilitate the bi-directional diffusion of As(OH)(3 )and Sb(OH)(3 )across membranes

BACKGROUND: Arsenic is a toxic and highly abundant metalloid that endangers human health through drinking water and the food chain. The most common forms of arsenic in the environment are arsenate (As(V)) and arsenite (As(III)). As(V) is a non-functional phosphate analog that enters the food chain v...

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Autores principales: Bienert, Gerd P, Thorsen, Michael, Schüssler, Manuela D, Nilsson, Henrik R, Wagner, Annemarie, Tamás, Markus J, Jahn, Thomas P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2442057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-6-26