A Potential Benefit of Albinism in Astyanax Cavefish: Downregulation of the oca2 Gene Increases Tyrosine and Catecholamine Levels as an Alternative to Melanin Synthesis
Helena Bilandžija(University of Maryland, College Park), William R. Jeffery(University of Maryland, College Park), Amy Parkhurst(University of Maryland, College Park), Li Ma(University of Maryland, College Park)
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