Identification of a novel cuticular protein in the kuruma prawn Penaeus japonicus

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 452-454

  Watanabe, Toshiki ^a   Persson, Petra ^a,c   Endo, Hirotoshi ^a,d   Fukuda, Isao ^a,e   Furukawa, Kiyoshi ^b   Kono, Michiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Trans Genic Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcification; Crustacea; Cuticle; Glycosaminoglycan; Organic matrix protein; Penaeus

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; MARSUPENAEUS JAPONICUS; PENAEUS;

EID: 33645749232     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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