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Abstract
The deposition of minerals within many biological tissues is a controlled process. Among the most active agents that control biological mineralization are a group of unusually acidic proteins and glycoproteins. These can interact specifically with some crystal faces but not others, induce oriented nucleation, or intercalate in a regular manner into the crystal lattice itself.Mesh:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1926334 DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(91)90098-g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807