Convergent evolution of hemoglobin switching in jawed and jawless vertebrates

BACKGROUND: During development, humans and other jawed vertebrates (Gnathostomata) express distinct hemoglobin genes, resulting in different hemoglobin tetramers. Embryonic and fetal hemoglobin have higher oxygen affinities than the adult hemoglobin, sustaining the oxygen demand of the developing or...

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Autores principales: Rohlfing, Kim, Stuhlmann, Friederike, Docker, Margaret F., Burmester, Thorsten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26831729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0597-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26831729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0597-0

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