Changes in the Type I Collagen mRNA Expression in the Isthmus During the Passage of Egg Through the Oviduct in Japanese Quail

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-273

  Ohashi, Hiroki ^a   Okamoto, Toshikazu ^a   Yoshimura, Yukinori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

eggshell membrane; isthmus; Japanese quail; oviduct; type I collagen mRNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044441085     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.40.267     Document Type: Article

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