| Title |
The Zinc Transporter SLC39A13/ZIP13 Is Required for Connective Tissue Development; Its Involvement in BMP/TGF-β Signaling Pathways
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2008
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0003642 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Toshiyuki Fukada, Natacha Civic, Tatsuya Furuichi, Shinji Shimoda, Kenji Mishima, Hiroyuki Higashiyama, Yayoi Idaira, Yoshinobu Asada, Hiroshi Kitamura, Satoru Yamasaki, Shintaro Hojyo, Manabu Nakayama, Osamu Ohara, Haruhiko Koseki, Heloisa G. dos Santos, Luisa Bonafe, Russia Ha-Vinh, Andreas Zankl, Sheila Unger, Marius E. Kraenzlin, Jacques S. Beckmann, Ichiro Saito, Carlo Rivolta, Shiro Ikegawa, Andrea Superti-Furga, Toshio Hirano |
| Abstract |
Zinc (Zn) is an essential trace element and it is abundant in connective tissues, however biological roles of Zn and its transporters in those tissues and cells remain unknown. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 140 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 133 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 31 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 20% |
| Unknown | 21 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 53 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 23 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 12% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 15 | 11% |
| Unknown | 22 | 16% |