On biomineralization /

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Author / Creator:Lowenstam, Heinz A. (Heinz Adolf), 1912-1993
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
Description:ix, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1042132
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Other authors / contributors:Weiner, Stephen
ISBN:0195049772 (alk. paper) : $45.00 (est.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Minerals and Macromolecules
  • 3. Biomineralization Processes
  • 4. Protoctista
  • 5. Cnidaria
  • 6. Mollusca
  • 7. Arthropoda
  • 8. Echinodermata
  • 9. Chordata
  • 10. Some Non-Skeletal Functions in Biomineralization
  • 11. Environmental Influences on Biomineralization
  • 12. Evolution of Biomineralization