Sulphated glycosaminoglycans support an assortment of planarian rhabdite structures
Planaria are soft-bodied, bilateral flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes. They are covered in cilia and use ciliary-gliding to traverse the substratum while hunting. Their body surface is covered in a layer of viscous slime primarily derived from specialised secretory granules known as rhabdites....
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| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/5/571 |