Structure and formation of the eggshell

Bioactive Egg Compounds

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 99-102

  Nys, Yves ^a   Gautron, Joel ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

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EID: 79951516031     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-37885-3_15     Document Type: Chapter

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