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Metabolism of a Glycosaminoglycan during Metamorphosis in the Japanese Conger eel, Conger myriaster

Hyaluronan (HA) is a linear polysaccharide of high molecular weight that exists as a component of the extracellular matrix. The larvae (leptocephali) of the Japanese conger eel (Anguilliformes: Conger myriaster) have high levels of hyaluronan (HA) which is thought to help control body water content....

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Autores principales: Kawakami, Yutaka, Oku, Hiromi, Nomura, Kazuharu, Gorie, Shigeaki, Ohta, Hiromi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3005825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22820749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/251731