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Soluble proteins isolated from normal and malformed oyster shells have been partly characterized indicating remarkable differences in chemical composition and Ca2+-binding properties.
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Acknowledgments. The authors thank Drs S.W. Fox, K. Simkiss, and J. Webb for reading and improving the manuscript.
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Krampitz, G., Drolshagen, H. & Deltreil, J.P. Soluble matrix components in malformed oyster shells. Experientia 39, 1105–1106 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01943132
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