Incorporation of selenium into egg proteins from dietary selenite

British Poultry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 197-211

  Davis, R H ^a   Fear, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; EGG PROTEIN; SELENIUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIALYSIS; DIET; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CYSTEINE; DIALYSIS; DIET; EGG PROTEINS; EGGS; FEMALE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELENIUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM SELENITE;

EID: 0030090577     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417848     Document Type: Article

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