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Models for human porphyrias: Have animals in the wild been overlooked?
Humans accumulate porphyrins in the body mostly during the course of porphyrias, diseases caused by defects in the enzymes of the heme biosynthesis pathway and that produce acute attacks, skin...
Feather content of porphyrins in Eurasian eagle owl fledglings depends on body condition and breeding site quality
Porphyrins are pigments produced in most animal cells during the synthesis of heme, but their importance for external coloration is unclear. Owls are among the few animals that accumulate...