Composition, morphology and mechanics of hagfish slime

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 4613-4625

  Fudge, Douglas S ^a,b   Levy, Nimrod ^a   Chiu, Scott ^a   Gosline, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fibre reinforced composite; Hagfish; Mucus; Slime

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG MIXTURE; HAGFISH; METABOLISM; MUCUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; HAGFISHES; MUCUS; SEAWATER;

HAGFISH; MYXINIDAE;

EID: 31044455563     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01963     Document Type: Article

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