Are MUPs a Toxic Waste Disposal System?

Male house mice produce large quantities of major urinary proteins (MUPs), which function to bind and transport volatile pheromones, though they may also function as scavengers that bind and excrete toxic compounds (‘toxic waste hypothesis’). In this study, we demonstrate the presence of an industri...

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Autores principales: Kwak, Jae, Strasser, Eva, Luzynski, Ken, Thoß, Michaela, Penn, Dustin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26966901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151474

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26966901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151474

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