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Extensible byssus of Pinctada fucata: Ca(2+)-stabilized nanocavities and a thrombospondin-1 protein

The extensible byssus is produced by the foot of bivalve animals, including the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata, and enables them to attach to hard underwater surfaces. However, the mechanism of their extensibility is not well understood. To understand this mechanism, we analyzed the ultrastructure, co...

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Autores principales: Liu, Chuang, Li, Shiguo, Huang, Jingliang, Liu, Yangjia, Jia, Ganchu, Xie, Liping, Zhang, Rongqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4597212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26446436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15018