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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Main Authors: Dufresne France, Ditlecadet Delphine, Dubé Caroline, Boucher Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/305