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Leg Sclerotization

Leg Sclerotization is a biological process in arthropod leg morphology characterized by the hardening of the leg cuticle through the deposition of cross-linked proteins and chitin, which confers structural rigidity and protection to the limb.

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2017–2026

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Mesostigmatic mites of Britain and Ireland (Chelicerata: Acari‐Parasitiformes): An introduction to their external morphology and classification

G. O. Evans, W.M. Till · The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London · 1979 · 406 citations

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Cuticle sclerotization determines the difference between the elastic moduli of locust tibiae

Chuchu Li, Stanislav N. Gorb, Hamed Rajabi · Acta Biomaterialia · 2019 · 58 citations

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Cuticle sclerotization and blood phenol oxidase in the fiddler crab, Uca pugnax

Nevin Morris Summers · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology · 1967 · 44 citations

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Association of polyphosphate with protein in freeze-substituted sclerotia ofSclerotinia minor

Nicola Young, Suzanne Bullock, David A. Orlovich et al. · PROTOPLASMA · 1993 · 21 citations

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Research progress on peanut southern stem rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii

Kunrong Chen, Ren Li, Xu Li et al. · Zhongguo youliao zuowu xuebao · 2018 · 17 citations

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Authors

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  1. KC
    Kunrong Chen

    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  2. SN
    Stanislav N. Gorb

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    1 publications · 58 citations

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  3. NY
    Nicola Young

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  4. LN
    Ludson Neves de Ázara

    Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. RL
    Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira

    Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Universidade Federal de Lavras

    Lavras, Brazil

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  2. East Sussex County Council

    Lewes, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    406 citations

  3. Jacksonville University

    Jacksonville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  4. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    174 citations

  5. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    84 citations

  6. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    406 citations

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  1. Zootaxa

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  3. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology

    1 publications · 44 citations

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  4. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)

    Repository · 1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. Acta Biomaterialia

    1 publications · 58 citations

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