Siliceous spicules and skeleton frameworks in sponges: Origin, diversity, ultrastructural patterns, and biological functions

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  2003

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  Microscopy research and technique (Print)

• Publication date

  2003-11-01

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  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/JEMT.10395PMID 14534903
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