Unusual duplication of the insulin-like receptor in the crustacean <it>Daphnia pulex</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The insulin signaling pathway (ISP) has a key role in major physiological events like carbohydrate metabolism and growth regulation. The ISP has been well described in vertebrates and in a few invertebrate model organisms but remains...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-10-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/305 |