Deployment of hagfish slime thread skeins requires the transmission of mixing forces via mucin strands

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1235-1240

  Winegard, T M ^a   Fudge, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal defense; Biomechanics; Mucus; Myxine glutinosa

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETON; HAGFISH; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; HAGFISHES; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MUCINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEAWATER; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA; HAGFISH; MYXINE GLUTINOSA; MYXINIDAE;

EID: 77951479139     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038075     Document Type: Article

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