Ultrastructure of the mesoglea of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis (Edwardsiidae)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-24

  Tucker, Richard P ^a   Shibata, Bradley ^a   Blankenship, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthozoa; Cnidaria; Extracellular matrix; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTINIARIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; EDWARDSIIDAE; HYDRA; NEMATOSTELLA VECTENSIS;

EID: 79951733487     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2010.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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