A unique mineralization mode of hypermineralized pleromin in the tooth plate of Chimaera phantasma contributes to its microhardness. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 18591
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The inorganic content of pleromin in tooth plates of the living holocephalan, Chimaera phantasma, consists of a crystalline calcium phosphate known as B-Ca3(PO4)2 (Whitlockite). Archives of Histology and Cytology, 47(1), 89–94
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.47.89
