The SEM and TEM study on the laminated structure of individual aragonitic nacre tablet in freshwater bivalve H. cumingii Lea shell

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Xie, Lei ^a   Wang, Xiao Xiang ^a   Li, Jian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Biomineralization; Calcium carbonate; Nacre

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; NACRE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FRESHWATER SPECIES; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACROMOLECULE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PINCTADA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 72449169329     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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