Chemical composition of chicken eggshell and shell membranes

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 510-514

  Nakano, T ^a   Ikawa, N I ^b   Ozimek, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Eggshell; Eggshell membrane; Sialic acid; Uronic acid

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ALANINE; GLYCINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NITROGEN; PROLINE; URONIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EGG SHELL; MEMBRANE;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; GLYCINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; MEMBRANES; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NITROGEN; PROLINE; URONIC ACIDS;

EID: 0037534427     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.3.510     Document Type: Article

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