Mechanisms and Phylogeny of Mineralization in Biological Systems: Biomineralization ′90

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
S-Layer Similarity in Matrix and Mineral Structure of a Leptotrix Species (Bacteria)....Pages 3-8
The Organic Matrix of Spicules of the Gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata ....Pages 9-16
Mineral-Associated Proteins from Modern Planktonic Foraminifera....Pages 17-21
Structure and Function of the Organic Matrix in the Nacreous Layer of Pinctada fucata ....Pages 23-27
Intracrystalline Proteins from a Sea Urchin and a Mollusk: A Comparison....Pages 29-33
Intracrystalline Molecules from Brachiopod Shells....Pages 35-39
Morphological Evidence of Coherent Organic Material within the Stereom of Postmetamorphic Echinoderms....Pages 41-45
Molecular Recognition in Biomineralization....Pages 47-55
Otolith Matrix Proteins of Walleye Pollock; Biochemical Properties and Immunohistochemical Localization in the Saccular Tissue....Pages 57-61
The Water-Soluble Organic Matrix in the Egg Shells of the Extinct Moa and the Extant Rhea....Pages 63-67
Morphological Manifestations in Hypocalcemic Conditions — Their Relation to Molecular Structural Changes of Glycosaminoglycans in Basement Membrane and Matrix....Pages 69-72
Enamelin and Enameloid....Pages 73-77
Amelogenin Degradation by an Enzyme Having Acidic pH Optimum and the Presence of Acidic Zones in Developing Bovine Enamel....Pages 79-81
On the Physical Role of Amelogenin in the Biomineralisation of Tooth Enamel....Pages 83-87
Noncollagenous Proteins of Sea Bream Dentine....Pages 89-93
Immunoblotting Study of Developing Enamel Matrix Proteins....Pages 95-99
Mineral Induction by Immobilized Polyanions....Pages 101-105
Interactions of Bovine Dentin Phosphophoryn with Calcium Phosphates....Pages 107-110
Immunohistochemical and Enzyme Histochemical Studies in Bone Formation Induced by Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) in Mouse Muscle Tissue....Pages 111-115
Analysis of the Organic Matrix Associated with Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Vitis mustangensis ....Pages 117-121
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
From Calcium in Molluscs to Coral Grafted into Bone: an Example of Basic to Applied Research Transfer....Pages 125-132
Fine Structure of Skeletal Growth-Ridge in Some Scleractinian Corals....Pages 133-137
Fusiform and Needle-shaped Crystals Found on the Skeleton of a Coral, Galaxea fascicularis ....Pages 139-143
Fine Structure of the Regenerating Sites of the Stalk in a Solitary Coral Fungia fungites after Decalcification of the Skeleton....Pages 145-149
Larval Shell Formation and Mineralogy in Neptunea arthritica (Bernardi) (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae)....Pages 151-155
Using Plasma-Etching and Proteolytic Enzymes in Studies of Molluscan Shell Ultrastructure....Pages 157-160
Hormonal Control of Confirmed Shell Growth in the Snail Helisoma duryi (Mollusca: Gastropoda)....Pages 161-165
Epizootic Disease in the “Black lip” Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera in French Polynesia: Ultrastructural Alterations of the Nacreous Layer....Pages 167-171
Inorganic Composition of Cystoliths Isolated from Leaves of Higher Plants....Pages 173-177
Formation and Solubility of Carbonated Tooth Minerals....Pages 179-186
Effects of Calcium and Phosphate Deficiencies on Bone Metabolism in a Teleost, Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) : A Histomorphometric Study....Pages 187-191
Nanospace Theory for Biomineralization....Pages 193-197
The Initial Mineralization during Tooth Development in Sharks....Pages 199-203
Effects of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Bisphosphonate (HEBP) on the Maturation Enamel in Rat Incisor....Pages 205-209
Ultrastructure of Rat Ameloblasts during Enamel Maturation Observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy....Pages 211-215
Changes of the Ratio of Calcium and Phosphate in Mineralizing Tissues....Pages 217-221
Two Patterns of Calcification in Rat and Rabbit Incisor Dentin....Pages 223-227
Spontaneous Mineral Aggregations in the Circumpulpal Dentine Formation....Pages 229-233
The Role of the Organic Matrix in Dentine (Re)mineralization....Pages 235-239
Pathologic Mineralization in Humans....Pages 241-245
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Organization of Crystals in Bone....Pages 247-253
Histological Studies on the Otolith of Huso huso , Chondrostei....Pages 255-259
Effect of Physiology and Endolymph Composition on the Strontium Content of Bearded Rock Cod ( Pseudophycis barbatus ) Otoliths....Pages 261-265
Modelling Biomineralization: Studies on the Morphology of Synthetic Calcite....Pages 267-271
Physical Chemical Studies of Mineralization and Demineralization of Apatites....Pages 273-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Controlled Deposition and Transformation of Iron Biominerals in Chiton Radula Teeth....Pages 283-290
Mineralization of Iron in Ferritin and Haemosiderin: The Effect of Tissue Environment on Mineral Structure....Pages 291-295
Studies on the Transport Mechanism of Iron in Rat Incisor Enamel....Pages 297-301
Elemental Distribution on the Growth Front of Oyster Shell Measured by Synchrotron Monochromatized X-rays....Pages 303-307
Crystallographic Behavior of Iron and Magnesium in Hydroxyapatite Crystals....Pages 309-313
Magnesium in Normal and Pathological Calcifications....Pages 315-319
Manganese Accumulation in Freshwater Bivalves....Pages 321-325
Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy, X-ray Microanalysis and Electron Diffraction of Pineal Concretions in Aging Rats....Pages 327-331
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
On the Initiation of the Hard Tissues of Animals during the Late Precambrian to the Early Cambrian....Pages 335-342
Nacre Formation in Bivalve and Gastropod Molluscs....Pages 343-350
Bacterial Mineralization in Cherts....Pages 351-355
Biological Accumulation of Different Chemical Elements by Microorganisms from Yellowstone National Park, USA....Pages 357-362
Genetic Characterization of a Magnetic Bacterium Aquaspirillum sp....Pages 363-367
Coccolith Accumulation Rates: Cretaceous to Recent....Pages 369-373
Amorphous Minerals and Theories of Biomineralization....Pages 375-382
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Evolution of Enamel Proteins: a Paradigm for Mechanisms of Biomineralizaiton....Pages 383-389
Correlation Between the Size of Crystals and the Molecular Weight of Organic Fractions in the Soluble Matrices of Mollusc, Coral and Sponge Carbonate Skeletons....Pages 391-395
Exoskeletal Adaptations for Life Environment in Neritacean Gastropods....Pages 397-401
Microstructural Organization of the Exoskeleton of Some Articulate Brachiopods (Terebratulida, Rhynchonellida) — The Importance of the Calcitic Granules and the Effects of Diagenesis....Pages 403-407
Amorphous and Crystalline Phases in Biominerals....Pages 409-413
Evolutionary Trends of Shell Microstructure in Bivalve Molluscs....Pages 415-419
Coexistence of Different Shell Microstructure Types in a Single Shell Layer of the Veneridae (Bivalvia, Mollusca)....Pages 421-425
Phosphate Gill Supports in Living and Fossil Bivalves....Pages 427-431
Orientation of Apatite and the Organic Matrix in Lingula Shells....Pages 433-437
Evolution of Fluoride and Iron Concentrations in the Enameloid of Fish Teeth....Pages 439-446
Evolutionary Trends of the Tooth Structure in Chondrichthyes....Pages 447-451
Ultrastructure of Pleromin, a Highly Mineralized Tissue Comprizing Crystalline Calcium Phosphate Known as Whitlockite, in Holocephalian Tooth Plates....Pages 453-457
Dental Apatites in in Vertebrate Species: Morphology and Chemical Properties....Pages 459-463
Tooth Matrix Formation and Mineralization in Extant Fishes....Pages 465-469
Some Evolutional Tendencies of Mammalian Tooth Structure....Pages 471-475
Proboscidea Fossil Teeth Suggest the Evolution of Enamel Crystals....Pages 477-481
Development of Enamel Layar observed in Some Fossil Proboscideans....Pages 483-487
Well-Preserved Collagen from a Late Pleistocene Elephant Ivory....Pages 489-493
Comparative Biochemistry of Bone Matrix Proteins in Bovine and Fish....Pages 495-499
Effect of Phosphorous-Containing Compounds on Polymorphic Formation of Calcium Carbonate....Pages 501-505
Back Matter....Pages 507-517