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Outlining eicosanoid biosynthesis in the crustacean Daphnia

BACKGROUND: Eicosanoids are biologically active, oxygenated metabolites of three C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids. They act as signalling molecules within the autocrine or paracrine system in both vertebrates and invertebrates mainly functioning as important mediators in reproduction, the immune syst...

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Autores principales: Heckmann, Lars-Henrik, Sibly, Richard M, Timmermans, Martijn JTN, Callaghan, Amanda
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18625039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-5-11