Brachiopod punctae: A complexity in shell biomineralisation

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-67

  Perez Huerta A ^a   Cusack, M ^a   McDonald, S ^b,c   Marone, F ^b   Stampanoni, M ^b,d   MacKay, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcite; Fibres; Synchrotron radiation X ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM); Terebratulide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BRACHIOPODA; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; INVERTEBRATES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

BRACHIOPODA;

EID: 67349283522     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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