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Molecular Characterisation of Colour Formation in the Prawn Fenneropenaeus merguiensis
INTRODUCTION: Body colouration in animals can have a range of functions, with predator protection an important aspect of colour in crustaceans. Colour determination is associated with the carotenoid astaxanthin, which is taken up through the diet and stabilised in the tissues by the protein crustacy...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575496/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23441225 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056920 |