The Inner-Shell Film: An Immediate Structure Participating in Pearl Oyster Shell Formation
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عنوان ژورنال: ChemBioChem
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1439-4227,1439-7633
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200890031