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Fatty acyl-CoA reductases of birds
BACKGROUND: Birds clean and lubricate their feathers with waxes that are produced in the uropygial gland, a holocrine gland located on their back above the tail. The type and the composition of the secreted wax esters are dependent on the bird species, for instance the wax ester secretion of goose c...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22151413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2091-12-64 |