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Acidic mammalian chitinase gene is highly expressed in the special oxyntic glands of Manis javanica

The Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) is a mammal that feeds primarily on ants and termites, which contain the energy‐rich carbohydrate chitin. Chitin is digestible by endogenous enzymes of the typical mammalian gastrointestinal tract, especially the acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase). The objectiv...

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Autores principales: Ma, Jing‐E, Li, Lin‐Miao, Jiang, Hai‐Ying, Zhang, Xiu‐Juan, Li, Juan, Li, Guan‐Yu, Chen, Jin‐Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30087830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12461