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Insectivorous Bats Digest Chitin in the Stomach Using Acidic Mammalian Chitinase
The gastrointestinal tract of animals is adapted to their primary source of food to optimize resource use and energy intake. Temperate bat species mainly feed on arthropods. These contain the energy-rich carbohydrate chitin, which is indigestible for the endogenous enzymes of a typical mammalian gas...
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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/PMC3760910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24019876 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072770 |