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Conditional Knockout of the Menkes Disease Copper Transporter Demonstrates Its Critical Role in Embryogenesis
The transition metal, copper (Cu), is an enzymatic cofactor required for a wide range of biochemical processes. Its essentiality is demonstrated by Menkes disease, an X-linked copper deficiency disorder characterized by defects in nervous-, cardiovascular- and skeletal systems, and is caused by muta...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3416770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22900086 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043039 |