The chitin system in the tubes of deep sea hydrothermal vent worms

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MicrofibrilChitinTransmission electron microscopyCrystallographyMaterials scienceSubstructureHydrothermal circulationChemistryCelluloseChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChitosan

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 109
Issue: 2
Pages: 116-128
Citations: 128
Access: Closed

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                                    F. Gaill, 
                                
                                    Jan Persson, 
                                
                                    Junji Sugiyama
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1992). 
                            The chitin system in the tubes of deep sea hydrothermal vent worms. 
                            Journal of Structural Biology
                            , 109
                            (2)
                            , 116-128.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/1047-8477(92)90043-a
                        

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