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Polarimetry of Pinctada fucata nacre indicates myostracal layer interrupts nacre structure

The inner layer of many bivalve and gastropod molluscs consists of iridescent nacre, a material that is structured like a brick wall with bricks consisting of crystalline aragonite and mortar of organic molecules. Myostracal layers formed during shell growth at the point of muscle attachment to the...

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Autores principales: Metzler, Rebecca A., Jones, Joshua A., D'Addario, Anthony J., Galvez, Enrique J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28386442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160893