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THE DOUBLE REFRACTION OF CHITIN

The double refraction of the chitinous hair of the crayfish is positive with respect to the axis of the hair, and is largely caused by the arrangement of submicroscopic, elongated chitin particles parallel to this axis (form birefringence). Using a series of relatively unreactive liquids and fluid m...

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Autor principal: Castle, E. S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1936
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2141469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19872963