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Biogenic Fish-gut Calcium Carbonate is a Stable Amorphous Phase in the Gilt-head Seabream, Sparus aurata

The main source of calcium carbonate (CaCO(3)) in the ocean comes from the shells of calcifying planktonic organisms, but substantial amounts of CaCO(3) are also produced in fish intestines. The precipitation of CaCO(3) assists fish in intestinal water absorption and aids in whole body Ca(2+) homeos...

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Autores principales: Foran, Elizabeth, Weiner, Steve, Fine, Maoz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23609008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01700