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sclerotization
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scler·o·ti·za·tion  (sklr-t-zshn)
n.
The process by which the cuticle of an arthropod is hardened by substances other than chitin.
[Greek sklrots, hardness (from sklros, hard) + -ization.]
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Sclerotized protein in the shell matrix of a bivalve mollusc.
In memoriam: Melbourne Romaine Carriker 1915-2007 by Counts, Clement L., III; Prezant, Robert S.; Ward, J. Evan / Journal of Shellfish Research
Ringlike structures in the body wall were interpreted as sclerotized openings, a key feature of pentastomes.
Linguatuliasis in Germany by Frosch, Matthias / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The structures called the telopodite by Shear (1972) and Lewis (2000) are actually permanently extruded, sclerotized coxal glands fused at the bases, that are now termed syncolpocoxites; and the process arising from the fused base is termed the syncolpocoxal process (Shear pers.
Pseudotremia reynoldsae, a new species of troglobitic milliped ... by Lewis, Julian J. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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