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    Molecular Approaches to Understand Biomineralization of Shell Nacreous Layer

    The nacreous layer of molluskan shells, which consists of highly oriented aragonitic crystals and an organic matrix (including chitin and proteins), is a product of biomineralization. This paper briefly introd...

    Fang-jie Zhu, Yu-juan Zhou, Chao Yang in Molecular Biomineralization (2011)