Evolution of nacre- and prisms-related shell matrix proteins in the pen shell, Atrina pectinata
Keisuke Shimizu, Lumi Negishi, Takumi Ito, Shogo Touma, Toshie Matsumoto, Masahiko Awaji, Hitoshi Kurumizaka, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Shuichi Asakawa, Michio Suzuki
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Pinctada fucataShell (structure)BiomineralizationCalcium carbonateCalciteMicrostructureBiocompositeMatrix (chemical analysis)BiologyMaterials scienceComposite numberComposite materialPaleontologyPearlPearl oysterPhilosophyTheologyCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry