The dorsal tergite cuticle of Helleria brevicornis: Ultrastructure, mineral distribution, calcite microstructure and texture
Among the terrestrial Crustacea, isopods have most successfully established themselves in a large variety of terrestrial habitats. As in most Crustacea, their cuticle consists of a hierarchically organised organic phase of chitin-protein fibrils, containing calcium carbonate and some calcium phospha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Structural Biology: X |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590152421000088 |