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Limpets are marine mollusks that use mineralized teeth, one of the hardest and strongest biomaterials, to feed on algae on intertidal rocks. However, most of studies only focus on the ultrastructure and chemical composition of the teeth while the molecular information is largely unknown, limiting
Cone snails of the genus Conus are predatory marine gastropods mainly found in the shallow waters of the tropics and warm temperate seas. To prey on other marine organisms including fish, cone snails have evolved complex venoms synthesized and delivered by a highly sophisticated venom apparatus.
Phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to evaluate the impact of experimental reductions of intracellular pH on in vitro preparations of the radula protractor muscle of the marine gastropod, Busycon canaliculatum. The intracellular pH of radula refractor muscle bundles
Chitosan, a polysaccharide derived from the exoskeleton of crustaceans, insects, the cell walls of fungi, the radulas of mollusks and the internal shells of cephalopods, has been shown to promote osteogenesis. Arginine functionalized chitosan, a water soluble derivative of chitosan, was successfully
On the basis of the distribution of NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) activity, we have previously suggested a role for nitric oxide (NO) in the development of Lymnaea stagnalis. In the present study, the long-term effects of NO donors (sodium nitroprusside, S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine) and nitric