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Molecular Recalcitrance of Hair Passing the Digestive System of a Canid
Hair is an important component in scat that is commonly used for prey analyses in carnivores. Chemically, hair predominately consists of keratin. The recalcitrant fiber protein is degraded in nature only by a few insects and soil microorganisms. Common proteases such as pepsin do not decompose kerat...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7582638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992751 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25194404 |