Biomineralisation by earthworms – an investigation into the stability and distribution of amorphous calcium carbonate

BACKGROUND: Many biominerals form from amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), but this phase is highly unstable when synthesised in its pure form inorganically. Several species of earthworm secrete calcium carbonate granules which contain highly stable ACC. We analysed the milky fluid from which granule...

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Autores principales: Hodson, Mark E, Benning, Liane G, Demarchi, Bea, Penkman, Kirsty E H, Rodriguez-Blanco, Juan D, Schofield, Paul F, Versteegh, Emma A A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26028991
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12932-015-0019-z

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