Micro- and nanostructure of the adhesive material secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-118

  Hennebert, Elise ^a   Viville, Pascal ^a   Lazzaroni, Roberto ^a   Flammang, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adhesive secretion; AFM; Asterias rubens; Asteroidea; Echinodermata; Podia; SEM; TEM; Temporary adhesion; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL SECRETION; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; EPIDERMIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECRETORY CELL; STARFISH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; EXTREMITIES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOSTRUCTURES; STARFISH;

ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 51749098978     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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