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Mineral Analysis Provides Insights into the Mechanism of Biomineralization

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Boskey, A. Mineral Analysis Provides Insights into the Mechanism of Biomineralization . Calcif Tissue Int 72, 533–536 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-003-1002-8

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