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Zinc as a Signal to Stimulate Red Blood Cell Formation in Fish
The common carp can tolerate extremely low oxygen levels. These fish store zinc in a specific zinc-binding protein presented in digestive tract tissues, and under low oxygen, the stored zinc is released and used as a signal to stimulate erythropoiesis (red blood cell formation). To determine whether...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5297771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28085070 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18010138 |