Studies on egg shell calcification

The transport of calcium from the blood of the laying hen (gallus domesticus) to the shell of the developing egg is a very rapid but discontinuous process. These studies were carried out in order to examine the way in which this process is controlled. In the initial experiments calcium translocatio...

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Main Author: Grant, Elisabeth Anne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34035