Early pattern of calcification in the dorsal carapace of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 356-374

  Dillaman, Richard ^a   Hequembourg, Stephanie ^a   Gay, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous CaCO3; Biomineralization; Calcite; Crustacean; Cuticle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; BRACHYURA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); IPS;

EID: 16244363382     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10311     Document Type: Article

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