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Avian erythrocytes have functional mitochondria, opening novel perspectives for birds as animal models in the study of ageing

BACKGROUND: In contrast to mammalian erythrocytes, which have lost their nucleus and mitochondria during maturation, the erythrocytes of almost all other vertebrate species are nucleated throughout their lifespan. Little research has been done however to test for the presence and functionality of mi...

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Autores principales: Stier, Antoine, Bize, Pierre, Schull, Quentin, Zoll, Joffrey, Singh, François, Geny, Bernard, Gros, Frédéric, Royer, Cathy, Massemin, Sylvie, Criscuolo, François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23758841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-10-33