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Identification and characterization of a matrix protein (PPP-10) in the periostracum of the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata()

The periostracum is a layered structure that is formed as a mollusk shell grows. The shell is covered by the periostracum, which consists of organic matrices that prevent decalcification of the shell. In the present study, we discovered the presence of chitin in the periostracum and identified a nov...

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Autores principales: Nakayama, Seiji, Suzuki, Michio, Endo, Hirotoshi, Iimura, Kurin, Kinoshita, Shigeharu, Watabe, Shugo, Kogure, Toshihiro, Nagasawa, Hiromichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24251105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fob.2013.10.001