Exoskeleton anchoring to tendon cells and muscles in molting isopod crustaceans

Specialized mechanical connection between exoskeleton and underlying muscles in arthropods is a complex network of interconnected matrix constituents, junctions and associated cytoskeletal elements, which provides prominent mechanical attachment of the epidermis to the cuticle and transmits muscle t...

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Main Authors: Nada Žnidaršič, Polona Mrak, Magda Tušek-Žnidarič, Jasna Strus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2532