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Comparison of HMOX1 expression and enzyme activity in blue-shelled chickens and brown-shelled chickens
Blue egg coloring is attributed to biliverdin derived from the oxidative degradation of heme through catalysis by heme oxygenase (HO). The pigment is secreted into the eggshell by the shell gland. There is uncertainty as to whether the pigment is synthesized in the shell gland or in other tissues. T...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3715296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23885212 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572013000200020 |