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Zioupos, P., Currey, J.D. Pre-failure toughening mechanisms in the dentine of the narwhal tusk: microscopic examination of stress/strain induced microcracking. J Mater Sci Lett 15, 991–994 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00241446
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