Muscle restructuring in crustaceans: myofiber death, transfiguration and rebirth

American Zoologist

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 527-540

  Mellon Jr , Deforest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33746023386     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/39.3.527     Document Type: Article

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