Genomic characterization of the European sea bass <it>Dicentrarchus labrax</it> reveals the presence of a novel uncoupling protein (UCP) gene family member in the teleost fish lineage
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Uncoupling proteins (UCP) are evolutionary conserved mitochondrial carriers that control energy metabolism and therefore play important roles in several physiological processes such as thermogenesis, regulation of reactive oxygen spe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-05-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/62 |