| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 324 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 MINERALS AND MACROMOLECULES; CHAPTER 3 BIOMINERALIZATION PROCESSES; CHAPTER 4 PROTOCTISTA; CHAPTER 5 CNIDARIA; CHAPTER 6 MOLLUSCA; CHAPTER 7 ARTHROPODA; CHAPTER 8 ECHINODERMATA; CHAPTER 9 CHORDATA; CHAPTER 10 SOME NONSKELETAL FUNCTIONS IN BIOMINERALIZATION; CHAPTER 11 ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON BIOMINERALIZATION; CHAPTER 12 EVOLUTION OF BIOMINERALIZATION; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Summary |
This work addresses the question of why minerals form in a large variety of organisms, from bacteria to man. The authors discuss the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms, and compare the various mineralization processes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-308) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Biomineralization.
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Minerals in the body.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Weiner, Stephen, 1948-
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| LC no. |
88015119 |
| ISBN |
0195049772 |
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1280440007 |
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1423736176 (electronic bk.) |
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1601296606 |
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9780195049770 |
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9781280440007 |
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9781423736172 (electronic bk.) |
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9781601296603 |
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