Cells containing aragonite crystals mediate responses to gravity in Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa), an animal lacking neurons and synapses

Trichoplax adhaerens has only six cell types. The function as well as the structure of crystal cells, the least numerous cell type, presented an enigma. Crystal cells are arrayed around the perimeter of the animal and each contains a birefringent crystal. Crystal cells resemble lithocytes in other a...

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Autores principales: Mayorova, Tatiana D., Smith, Carolyn L., Hammar, Katherine, Winters, Christine A., Pivovarova, Natalia B., Aronova, Maria A., Leapman, Richard D., Reese, Thomas S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29342202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190905

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29342202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190905

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