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The Genetics of Vitamin C Loss in Vertebrates
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) plays important roles as an anti-oxidant and in collagen synthesis. These important roles, and the relatively large amounts of vitamin C required daily, likely explain why most vertebrate species are able to synthesize this compound. Surprisingly, many species, such as tele...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22294879 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920211796429736 |