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A mineralogical study in contrasts: highly mineralized whale rostrum and human enamel
The outermost enamel of the human tooth and the rostrum of the whale Mesoplodon densirostris are two highly mineralized tissues that contain over 95 wt.% mineral, i.e., bioapatite. However, the same mineral type (carbonated hydroxylapatite) does not yield the same material properties, as revealed by...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639718/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26552356 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep16511 |