First evidence of chitin in calcified coralline algae: New insights into the calcification process of Clathromorphum compactum

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Rahman, M Azizur ^a   Halfar, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETON; METABOLISM; RED ALGA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CHITIN; CYTOSKELETON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84906713211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06162     Document Type: Article

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