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Mechanical Resistance and Tissue Structure of Claw Denticles of Various Sizes in the Mud Crab, Scylla serrata

Decapod crustaceans have tooth-like denticles on their claw fingers, which come into direct contact with predators and prey. Since the denticles are subject to more frequent and intense stress than other parts of the exoskeleton, they must be especially resistant to wear and abrasion. We clarified t...

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Autores principales: Inoue, Tadanobu, Hara, Yuka, Nakazato, Koji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10254728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297250
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16114114