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Characterisation of a novel paralog of scavenger receptor class B member I (SCARB1) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
BMC genetics - 30 May 2011
Sundvold Hilde, Helgeland Hanna, Baranski Matthew, Omholt Stig W, Våge Dag Inge
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BACKGROUND: Red flesh colour is a unique trait found in some salmonid genera. Carotenoid pigments are not synthesized de novo in the fish, but are provided by dietary uptake. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the cellular uptake and deposition of carotenoids could potentially be used to improve the low muscle deposition rate that is typically found in farmed Atlantic salmon. In...
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