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The study of chitin fibril formation and deposition by multicellular systems involved in e.g. arthropod cuticle, polychaete bristle or gastropod radula development is complicated due to the interaction of several cell types (1–3).
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Herth, W., Mulisch, M., Zugenmaier, P. (1986). Comparison of Chitin Fibril Structure and Assembly in Three Unicellular Organisms. In: Muzzarelli, R., Jeuniaux, C., Gooday, G.W. (eds) Chitin in Nature and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2167-5_15
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