Ontogeny and biological function of epithelial cells in the chicken yolk sac and small intestine

The chicken yolk sac and small intestine are connected through the yolk stalk and share many biological similarities. During the embryonic stage, the extra-embryonic yolk sac helps the embryo to absorb nutrients primarily in the last two weeks of incubation. The chicken yolk sac physically moves yol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhang, Haihan
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/85351