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A detailed observation of the ejection and retraction of defense tissue acontia in sea anemone (Exaiptasia pallida)

Acontia, located in the gastrovascular cavity of anemone, are thread-like tissue containing numerous stinging cells which serve as a unique defense tissue against predators of the immobile acontiarian sea anemone. Although its morphology and biological functions, such as defense and digestion, have...

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Autores principales: Lam, Julie, Cheng, Ya-Wen, Chen, Wan-Nan U., Li, Hsing-Hui, Chen, Chii-Shiarng, Peng, Shao-En
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5322752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28243530
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2996