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Critical Analysis of the Melanogenic Pathway in Insects and Higher Animals
Animals synthesize melanin pigments for the coloration of their skin and use it for their protection from harmful solar radiation. Insects use melanins even more ingeniously than mammals and employ them for exoskeletal pigmentation, cuticular hardening, wound healing and innate immune responses. In...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085778/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27775611 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17101753 |