Evidence of vitamin D synthesis in insects exposed to UVb light

Vertebrates obtain the prohormone vitamin D primarily by endogenous cutaneous synthesis under ultraviolet b (UVb) exposure. To date, endogenous synthesis of vitamin D in insects has never been investigated. In an initial experiment, we exposed four insect species which differ in ecology and morpholo...

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Autores principales: Oonincx, D. G. A. B., van Keulen, P., Finke, M. D., Baines, F. M., Vermeulen, M., Bosch, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6050303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30018318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29232-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6050303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30018318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29232-w

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