Enamel-like apatite crown covering amorphous mineral in a crayfish mandible

Carbonated hydroxyapatite is the mineral found in vertebrate bones and teeth, whereas invertebrates utilize calcium carbonate in their mineralized organs. In particular, stable amorphous calcium carbonate is found in many crustaceans. Here we report on an unusual, crystalline enamel-like apatite lay...

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Autores principales: Bentov, Shmuel, Zaslansky, Paul, Al-Sawalmih, Ali, Masic, Admir, Fratzl, Peter, Sagi, Amir, Berman, Amir, Aichmayer, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3382302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22588301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1839

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3382302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22588301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1839

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