The mechanism of the formation of the molluscan shell has been the subject of controversy since the first observations were made by Reaumer in 1709 on the normal growth and regeneration of shells. There is considerable agreement on the sites of secretion of the shell materiel and the histological identity of these tissues. However, controversy centres about the mechanism by which the organic matrix of the inner layers of the shell is released into the extra-pallial space, by which it is deposited and subsequently calcified. The controversy has, of late, gained importance in that it provides excellent possibilities for the study of the organic composition of the calcifying matrices and their manner of calcification.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.115550 |
| Date | January 1964 |
| Creators | Kapur, Shakti. P. |
| Contributors | Gibson, M. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Biology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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