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Tracing whale myoglobin evolution by resurrecting ancient proteins
Extant cetaceans, such as sperm whale, acquired the great ability to dive into the ocean depths during the evolution from their terrestrial ancestor that lived about 50 million years ago. Myoglobin (Mb) is highly concentrated in the myocytes of diving animals, in comparison with those of land animal...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6237822/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30442991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34984-6 |