Structural and functional characterization of enamel pigmentation in shrews

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-48

  Dumont, M ^a   Tutken T ^b   Kostka, A ^a   Duarte, M J ^a   Borodin, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EISENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous magnetite; Enamel; Microstructure; Nanoindentation; Pigmentation; Shrew; Tooth; Transmission electron microscopy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

IRON; MAGNETITE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENAMEL; HARDNESS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHREW; SYNCHROTRON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DENTIN; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BLARINA BREVICAUDA; MAMMALIA; SORICIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; ELASTIC MODULUS; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HARDNESS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PIGMENTATION; SHREWS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84898600687     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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