Why does the giant panda eat bamboo? A comparative analysis of appetite-reward-related genes among mammals.

Why does the giant panda eat bamboo? A comparative analysis of appetite-reward-related genes among mammals.

<h4>Background</h4>The giant panda has an interesting bamboo diet unlike the other species in the order of Carnivora. The umami taste receptor gene T1R1 has been identified as a pseudogene during its genome sequencing project and confirmed using a different giant panda sample. The estima...

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Main Authors: Ke Jin, Chenyi Xue, Xiaoli Wu, Jinyi Qian, Yong Zhu, Zhen Yang, Takahiro Yonezawa, M James C Crabbe, Ying Cao, Masami Hasegawa, Yang Zhong, Yufang Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21818345/pdf/?tool=EBI

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