The crustacean cuticle: Structure, composition and mineralization

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 4 E, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 711-720

  Nagasawa, Hiromichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidic macromolecule; Amorphous calcium carbonate; Biomineralization; Calcification; Calcium carbonate; Ceca; Chitin; Crustacean; Cuticle; Decalcification; Gastrolith; Molting; Molting hormone; Review

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BONE SIALOPROTEIN; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITINASE; ECDYSONE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PHOSPHORUS; RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CANCER PAGURUS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEA; CUTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; MINERALIZATION; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PORTUNUS PELAGICUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; REVIEW;

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHITIN; CRUSTACEA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLTING;

EID: 84860874656     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/e412     Document Type: Article

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