Ascorbic-acid transporter Slc23a1 is essential for vitamin C transport into the brain and for perina...
Ascorbic-acid transporter Slc23a1 is essential for vitamin C transport into the brain and for perinatal survival
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United States: Nature Publishing Group
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The only proven requirement for ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is in preventing scurvy, presumably because it is a cofactor for hydroxylases required for post-translational modifications that stabilize collagen. We have created mice deficient in the mouse ortholog (solute carrier family 23 member 1 or Slc23a1) of a rat ascorbic-acid transporter, Svct2 (...
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Ascorbic-acid transporter Slc23a1 is essential for vitamin C transport into the brain and for perinatal survival
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71671167
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71671167
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1078-8956
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1546-170X
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10.1038/0502-514
