## Abstract The mussel byssus is a unique holdfast structure employed by marine mussels to colonize diverse substrates. The byssus consists of extracellular threads with mainly proteinaceous components. Individual threads reveal high tensile strength at their distal end and high elasticity in their
Molecular design of novel structural proteins in mussel byssal threads
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- Book ID
- 114364109
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 124
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1095-6433
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