Biomineralization Mechanism of the Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata

This book presents an overview of our current understanding of the biomineralization mechanisms for shell formation in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata, based on molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology and environmental biology. Pinctada fucata is the major pearl-producing...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Rongqing. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Xie, Liping. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Yan, Zhenguang. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1459-9