Spermidine, but not spermine, is essential for pigment pattern formation in zebrafish

Polyamines are small poly-cations essential for all cellular life. The main polyamines present in metazoans are putrescine, spermidine and spermine. Their exact functions are still largely unclear; however, they are involved in a wide variety of processes affecting cell growth, proliferation, apopto...

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Main Authors: Frohnhöfer, Hans Georg, Geiger-Rudolph, Silke, Pattky, Martin, Meixner, Martin, Huhn, Carolin, Maischein, Hans-Martin, Geisler, Robert, Gehring, Ines, Maderspacher, Florian, Nüsslein-Volhard, Christiane, Irion, Uwe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920196/