Control of vertebrate skeletal mineralization by polyphosphates.

Control of vertebrate skeletal mineralization by polyphosphates.

BACKGROUND:Skeletons are formed in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and compositions of organic and mineral components. Many invertebrate skeletons are constructed from carbonate or silicate minerals, whereas vertebrate skeletons are instead composed of a calcium phosphate mineral known as apatite....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sidney Omelon, John Georgiou, Zachary J Henneman, Lisa M Wise, Balram Sukhu, Tanya Hunt, Chrystia Wynnyckyj, Douglas Holmyard, Ryszard Bielecki, Marc D Grynpas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2683572?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2683572?pdf=render

Similar Items