Changes in protein and electrolyte concentrations in the pectoral and leg muscles during avian development

Auk

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 688-694

  Choi, In Ho ^a   Ricklefs, Robert E ^b,c  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; COTURNIX JAPONICA; GALLIFORMES; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0030929999     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089288     Document Type: Article

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