Gulo Acts as a de novo Marker for Pronephric Tubules in Xenopus laevis

• Main Authors: Yajun Xie (Author), Yuhang Liu (Author), Ya Zhao (Author), Hui Wang (Author), Yamin Liu (Author), Honglian Wang (Author), Mi Li (Author), Hui Zhao (Author), Qin Zhou (Author), Xiaoyan Lv (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Backgrounds/Aims: Vitamin C is an antioxidant and acts as a cofactor for several key enzymatic catalytic reactions in animals. Amphibians produce vitamin C in their kidneys, as opposed to mammals that produce vitamin C in their liver. Gulo serves as a crucial enzyme for vitamin C synthesis in mammal...