Brilliant, diverse colour ornaments of birds were one of the crucial cues that led Darwin to
the idea of sexual selection. Although avian colouration plays many functions, including …

Recent advancements in the treatment of melanoma are encouraging, but there remains a
need to identify additional therapeutic targets. We identify a role for microsomal glutathione …

The mechanistic link between avian oxidative physiology and plumage coloration has
attracted considerable attention in past decades. Hence, multiple proximal hypotheses were …

The domestic canary (Serinus canaria) is one of the most common pet birds and has been
extensively selected and bred over the last few centuries to constitute many different …

Pheomelanin, the sulfurated form of melanin pigment, is known to produce reactive oxygen
species (ROS) and oxidative stress-mediated cytotoxicity. Previous studies have shown a …

Colorful traits play an important role in animal communication. Melanin‐based colorations
are the most extended color traits in animals and are produced by two types of endogenous …

Reptiles can evolve adaptive colors in different environments, but relatively little is known
about the genetic mechanisms. Here, we identified the MC1R gene and its association with …

Cases of melanoma are doubling every 12 years, and in stages III and IV, the disease is
associated with high mortality rates concomitant with unresectable metastases and …

Scientists have always been fascinated by the extravagant body colourations of animals.
Both females and males produce colourations or even achromatic signals that are used in …

为了阐明AGRP 基因在山羊皮肤表达模式以及对黑色素生成的作用机制. 本研究通过qRT-PCR
法检测AGRP 基因在3 只酉州乌羊不同组织和3 只板角山羊皮肤组织表达情况. 同时 …