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How different sterols contribute to saponin tolerant plasma membranes in sea cucumbers

Sea cucumbers produce saponins as a chemical defense mechanism, however their cells can tolerate the cytotoxic nature of these chemicals. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms behind this tolerance a suite of complementary biophysical tools was used, firstly using liposomes for in vitro techniques t...

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Autores principales: Claereboudt, Emily J. S., Eeckhaut, Igor, Lins, Laurence, Deleu, Magali
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/PMC6052070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30022094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29223-x

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