Rapid quantification of avian eggshell microstructure and crystallographic-texture using two-dimensional X-ray diffraction

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-144

  Rodriguez Navarro, Alejandro B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EGG SHELL; HISTOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; EGG SHELL; SOFTWARE;

AVES;

EID: 34247480038     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701302262     Document Type: Article

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