Mechanism of chalaza formation in quail eggs

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 330, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 535-543

  Rahman, Mohammad Anisur ^a   Baoyindeligeer, ^a   Iwasawa, Atsushi ^a   Yoshizaki, Norio ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chalaza formation; Chalaziferous layer; Immunohistochemistry; Infundibulum; Quail

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHALAZA; EGG; FEMALE; GEL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SECRETORY CELL; STAINING; UTERUS; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OVIDUCTS; OVUM;

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 36049049299     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-007-0508-1     Document Type: Article

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