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Mollusk shell formation: Mapping the distribution of organic matrix components underlying a single aragonitic tablet in nacre

Fabio Nudelman, Bat Ami Gotliv, Lia Addadi, Steve Weiner

Journal of Structural Biology · 2005 · 316 citations · 26 references

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Control of Aragonite or Calcite Polymorphism by Mollusk Shell Macromolecules

Giuseppe Falini, Shira Albeck, Steve Weiner et al. · Science · 1996 · 1.4K citations

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Control of crystal phase switching and orientation by soluble mollusc-shell proteins

Angela M. Belcher, X. H. Wu, R. J. Christensen et al. · Nature · 1996 · 1.1K citations

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A chemical model for the cooperation of sulfates and carboxylates in calcite crystal nucleation: Relevance to biomineralization

Lia Addadi, J. Moradian, E.L. Shay et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 557 citations · Full text

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Structure of the Nacreous Organic Matrix of a Bivalve Mollusk Shell Examined in the Hydrated State Using Cryo-TEM

Yael Levi‐Kalisman, Giuseppe Falini, Lia Addadi et al. · Journal of Structural Biology · 2001 · 534 citations

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Macromolecules in mollusc shells and their functions in biomineralization

Steve Weiner, W. Traub · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1984 · 419 citations

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