A novel stiffening factor inducing the stiffest state of holothurian catch connective tissue

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3416-3422

  Yamada, Akira ^a   Tamori, Masaki ^b   Iketani, Tomoaki ^b   Oiwa, Kazuhiro ^a   Motokawa, Tatsuo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catch connective tissue; Echinoderm; Mutable collagenous tissue; Sea cucumber; Stiffness; Tensilin

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SEA WATER; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DERMIS; DRUG EFFECT; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HOLOTHURIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DERMIS; HOLOTHURIA; MUSCLES; PROTEINS; SEAWATER; TRYPSIN;

CUCUMARIA; CUCUMARIA FRONDOSA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA LEUCOSPILOTA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 77957848935     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.044149     Document Type: Article

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