Cuticle formation in quail eggs

Zoological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 496-499

  Rahman, Mohammad Anisur ^a   Moriyama, Akihiko ^b   Iwasawa, Atsushi ^a   Yoshizaki, Norio ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avian egg; Cuticle; Eggshell; Immunohistochemistry; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COTURNIX; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; OOCYTE; OVIDUCT; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; OVIDUCTS; OVUM; UTERUS;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 70249084561     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.26.496     Document Type: Article

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