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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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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 |