Revisiting the Organic Template Model through the Microstructural Study of Shell Development in Pinctadamargaritifera, the Polynesian Pearl Oyster
A top-down approach to the mineralized structures and developmental steps that can be separated in the shells of Pinctada margaritifera was carried out. Detailed characterizations show that each of the two major layers usually taken into account (the outer prismatic layer and the inner nacreous laye...
Main Authors: | Jean-Pierre Cuif, Yannicke Dauphin, Gilles Luquet, Kadda Medjoubi, Andrea Somogyi, Alberto Perez-Huerta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-08-01
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Series: | Minerals |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/9/370 |
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