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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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Autores principales: Tynyakov, Jenny, Bentov, Shmuel, Abehsera, Shai, Khalaila, Isam, Manor, Rivka, Katzir Abilevich, Lihie, Weil, Simy, Aflalo, Eliahu D., Sagi, Amir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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