Mineral composition of the cockle (Anadara granosa) shells of West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and it's potential as biomaterial for use in bone repair

The study was conducted to determine the mineral composition of cockle (Anadara granosa) shells from 3 major cockle cultivation sites in the West Coast of Malaysia. Three samples of cockle shells from three different sources were evaluated to determine the content of 12 macro- and micro-elements: Ca...

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Main Authors: Awang Junaidi, Awang Hazmi, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Abu, Jalila, Yusof, Norimah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwell Journals 2007
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7089/1/7089.pdf