Transformation of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate to Crystalline Dahllite in the Radular Teeth of Chitons
Abstract
A comparison of infrared spectra from individual teeth along the radula of a chiton (Polyplacophora, Mollusca) shows that the first-formed calcium phosphate mineral is amorphous. Over a period of weeks the mineral transforms to dahllite. The c axes of the dahllite crystals are aligned approximately perpendicular to the tooth surface.
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Volume 227 | Issue 4682
4 January 1985
4 January 1985
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1984 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Received: 23 July 1984
Accepted: 23 August 1984
Published in print: 4 January 1985
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