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Review
. 1989 May 15;45(5):452-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF01952027.

Vanadium biochemistry: the unknown role of vanadium-containing cells in ascidians (sea squirts)

M J Smith  1
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Review

Vanadium biochemistry: the unknown role of vanadium-containing cells in ascidians (sea squirts)

M J Smith. Experientia. .

Abstract

This article reviews several new developments in vanadium biochemistry, as elucidated from studies of ascidians. A hypothesis correlating ascidian blood cell function to anaerobiosis, via two prominent redox constituents, namely vanadium(III) and the tunichromes, a family of metal ion complexing/reducing hydroquinonoid peptides, is presented.

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