A protein found in the frogs’ intestines may transport toxins to the skin
Diablito poison dart frogs (one pictured) accumulate their trademark chemical defenses with the help of a toxin-binding protein that transports poisonous compounds from food to skin.</p>
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Diablito poison dart frogs (one pictured) accumulate their trademark chemical defenses with the help of a toxin-binding protein that transports poisonous compounds from food to skin.
Toxins found in the skin of poison dart frogs may hitch a ride there via molecular taxicabs.
As a group, poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) host an assortment of more than 500 poisonous compounds called alkaloids that the amphibians acquire from a steady
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