Microstructure of matrix and mineral components of eggshells from white leghorn chickens (Gallus gallus)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-306

  Dennis, James E ^a   Xiao, Si Qun ^b,d   Agarwal, Monika ^b   Fink, David J ^c,e   Heuer, Arthur H ^b   Caplan, Arnold I ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c National Center for Electron Microscopy ^*  (United States)

^d National Center for Electron Microscopy   (United States)

^e OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029826467     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(199606)228:3<287::aid-jmor2>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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