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A Novel Chitin Binding Crayfish Molar Tooth Protein with Elasticity Properties
The molar tooth of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is part of the mandible, and is covered by a layer of apatite (calcium phosphate). This tooth sheds and is regenerated during each molting cycle together with the rest of the exoskeleton. We discovered that molar calcification occurs at the pre-...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4444123/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26010981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127871 |