New cellulose synthesizing complexes (terminal complexes) involved in animal cellulose biosynthesis in the tunicate Metandrocarpa uedai

Protoplasma

Volumn 194, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 151-163

  Kimura, S ^a   Itoh, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Cellulose microfibril; Freeze fracture; Terminal complex; Tunic; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030481721     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01882023     Document Type: Article

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