Ultrastructure of avian eggshell during resorption following egg fertilization

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 527-538

  Chien, Y C ^a   Hincke, M T ^b   McKee, M D ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcification; Calcite; Chicken; Eggshell; Eggshell resorption; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; FERTILIZATION; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70350225986     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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