Biomineralization in living hypercalcified demosponges: Toward a shared mechanism?

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 441-454

  Gilis, Melany ^a,b   Grauby, Olivier ^c   Willenz, Philippe ^a,b   Dubois, Philippe ^b   Heresanu, Vasile ^c   Baronnet, Alain ^c  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biomineral; Calcification; Calcium carbonate; Demospongiae; Hypercalcified sponges; Porifera

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BRACHIOPODA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; ECHINODERM; FIBER; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMORPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKELETON; SPONGE (PORIFERA); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTHOZOA; BRACHIOPODA; DEMOSPONGIAE; ECHINODERMATA; METAZOA; MOLLUSCA; PORIFERA;

BIOMINERAL; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DEMOSPONGIAE; HYPERCALCIFIED SPONGES; PORIFERA;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PORIFERA;

EID: 84883445523     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.05.018     Document Type: Article

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