Biomineralization: An Overview

Biomineralization describes the deposition of mineral within or outside the cells of living organisms. Examples include iron and gold deposits in bacteria and other unicellular organisms, silicates in algae and diatoms, carbonates in diatoms and nonvertebrates, and calcium phosphates and carbonates...

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Published inConnective tissue research Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 5 - 9
Main Author Boskey, Adele L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 2003
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Animals
Biomineralization
Calcification, Physiologic - physiology
Humans
Infrared Imaging
Mineralization Mechanisms
Minerals - metabolism
Nonvertebrate Mineral
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Summary:Biomineralization describes the deposition of mineral within or outside the cells of living organisms. Examples include iron and gold deposits in bacteria and other unicellular organisms, silicates in algae and diatoms, carbonates in diatoms and nonvertebrates, and calcium phosphates and carbonates in vertebrates. The formation of these deposits involves similar mechanisms, but there are distinctions in each case, and those similarities and distinctions are the subject of this overview. A comparison of the apatitic mineral in bones and teeth is presented as a model for understanding these factors.
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ISSN:0300-8207
1607-8438
DOI:10.1080/03008200390152007