The effect of avian uterine fluid on the growth behavior of calcite crystals

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 901-907

  Dominguez Vera, J M ^a   Gautron, J ^b   Garcia Ruiz, J M ^a   Nys, Y ^b  

^a Department de Quimica Inorganica ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcite; Eggshell; Hen; Mineralization; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; LYSOZYME; OVALBUMIN; OVOTRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CRYSTALLIZATION; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHICKENS; CONALBUMIN; CRYSTALLIZATION; EGG SHELL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MURAMIDASE; OVALBUMIN; PRECIPITATION; UTERUS;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0034198594     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.6.901     Document Type: Article

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