The crystal polymorphism of calcium carbonate is determined by the matrix structure in quail eggs

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2670-2676

  Iwasawa, A ^a   Uzawa, M ^a   Rahman, M A ^a   Ohya, Y ^a   Yoshizaki, N ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Calcite; Eggshell; Quail; Sperm associated body

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 70449348466     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00108     Document Type: Article

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