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Lens apoptosis in the Astyanax blind cavefish is not triggered by its small size or defects in morphogenesis
Blindness is a convergent trait in many cave animals of various phyla. Astyanax mexicanus cavefish is one of the best studied cave animals; however the mechanisms underlying eye degeneration in this species are not yet completely understood. The lens seems to play a central role, but only relatively...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172302 |