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The argonaut constructs its shell via physical self-organization and coordinated cell sensorial activity

The shell of the cephalopod Argonauta consists of two layers of fibers that elongate perpendicular to the shell surfaces. Fibers have a high-Mg calcitic core sheathed by thin organic membranes (>100 nm) and configurate a polygonal network in cross section. Their evolution has been studied by seri...

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Autores principales: Checa, Antonio G., Linares, Fátima, Grenier, Christian, Griesshaber, Erika, Rodríguez-Navarro, Alejandro B., Schmahl, Wolfgang W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8571729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34765916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103288