Control of crystal phase switching and orientation by soluble mollusc-shell proteins

Nature

Volumn 381, Issue 6577, 1996, Pages 56-58

  Belcher, A M ^a   Wu, X H ^a,b   Christensen, R J ^a,b   Hansma, P K ^a   Stucky, G D ^a,b   Morse, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; POLYANION;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; MINERALIZATION; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ARAGONITE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CRYSTAL PHASE SWITCHING; MOLLUSC; SHELL PROTEIN;

EID: 0029669273     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/381056a0     Document Type: Article

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