title: Can the quality of pearls from the Japanese pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata) be explained by the gene expression patterns of the major shell matrix proteins in the pearl sac?
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu, Mie, 514-0501, Japan. nariaki23@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nariaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atsumi
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komaru
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D049911:Pinctada / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; C101387:nacrein; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases