Comprehensive molecular and cellular studies suggest avian scutate scales are secondarily derived from feathers, and more distant from reptilian scales

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Autores principales: Wu, Ping, Lai, Yung-Chih, Widelitz, Randall, Chuong, Cheng-Ming
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/PMC6233204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30425309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35176-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30425309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35176-y

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