Cells containing aragonite crystals mediate responses to gravity in Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa),...
Cells containing aragonite crystals mediate responses to gravity in Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa), an animal lacking neurons and synapses
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Trichoplax adhaerens has only six cell types. The function as well as the structure of crystal cells, the least numerous cell type, presented an enigma. Crystal cells are arrayed around the perimeter of the animal and each contains a birefringent crystal. Crystal cells resemble lithocytes in other animals so we looked for evidence they are gravity...
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Cells containing aragonite crystals mediate responses to gravity in Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa), an animal lacking neurons and synapses
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1988516889
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1988516889
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0190905
