The red sweat of the hippopotamus

Yoko Saikawa, Kimiko Hashimoto (), Masaya Nakata, Masato Yoshihara, Kiyoshi Nagai, Motoyasu Ida and Teruyuki Komiya
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Yoko Saikawa: Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Kimiko Hashimoto: Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Masaya Nakata: Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Masato Yoshihara: Ueno Zoological Gardens
Kiyoshi Nagai: Ueno Zoological Gardens
Motoyasu Ida: Ueno Zoological Gardens
Teruyuki Komiya: Ueno Zoological Gardens

Nature, 2004, vol. 429, issue 6990, 363-363

Abstract: The red and orange pigments in this secretion account for its protective properties.

Date: 2004
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