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Localization and Characterization of Ferritin in Demospongiae: A Possible Role on Spiculogenesis

Iron, as inorganic ion or as oxide, is widely used by biological systems in a myriad of biological functions (e.g., enzymatic, gene activation and/or regulation). In particular, marine organisms containing silica structures—diatoms and sponges—grow preferentially in the presence of iron. Using prima...

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Autores principales: Natalio, Filipe, Wiese, Stefanie, Friedrich, Norman, Werner, Peter, Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25153764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md12084659