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CHANGES IN FINE STRUCTURE DURING SILK PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN THE AMPULLATE GLAND OF THE SPIDER ARANEUS SERICATUS

The ampullate silk gland of the spider, Araneus sericatus, produces the silk fiber for the scaffolding of the web. The fine structure of the various parts of the gland is described. The distal portion of the duct consist of a tube of epithelial cells which appear to secrete a substance which forms t...

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Autores principales: Bell, Allen L., Peakall, David B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1969
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2107560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5786985