Coexistence of amorphous and crystalline calcium carbonate in skeletal tissues

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 20-25

  Aizenberg, Joanna ^a   Weiner, S ^b   Addadi, L ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amorphous calcium carbonate; Ascidians; Biomineralization; Calcareous sponges; Calcite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BONE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SPONGE (PORIFERA); STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CALCAREA; CLATHRINA; PORIFERA; PYURA; PYURA PACHYDERMATINA;

EID: 0037238011     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200390152034     Document Type: Article

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