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Pearl formation: persistence of the graft during the entire process of biomineralization.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Arnaud-Haond S, Goyard E, Vonau V, Herbaut C, Prou J, Saulnier D
Abstract excerpt
Most bivalves species of the genus Pinctada are well known throughout the world for production of white or black pearls of high commercial value. For cultured pearl production, a mantle allograft from a donor is implanted into the gonad of a recipient oyster, together with a small inorganic bead. Because of the dedifferentiation of cells during the first steps of the host oyster's immunological reaction, so far...
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