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Chitin in the Silk Gland Ducts of the Spider Nephila edulis and the Silkworm Bombyx mori
Here we report the detection and localisation of chitin in the cuticle of the spinning ducts of both the spider Nephila edulis and the silkworm Bombyx mori. Our observations demonstrate that the duct walls of both animals contain chitin notwithstanding totally independent evolutionary pathways of th...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24015298 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073225 |