The junction zone: Initial site of mineralization in radula teeth of the chiton Cryptoplax striata (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-42

  Macey, D J ^a   Brooker, L R ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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CRYPTOPLAX STRIATA;

EID: 0029844928     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199610)230:1<33::AID-JMOR3>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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