The outer membrane of the avian egg shell as a reticular structure |
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| Authors: | J. K. Candlish |
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| Affiliation: | Agricultural Research Council , Poultry Research Centre , West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS |
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| Abstract: | The shell membranes of fowl, duck, quail and turkey eggs were examined by electron microscopy. A proportion of the outer membrane fibres from all sources were interconnected by lamellae about 90 A thick. The lamellae, which are probably protein, endow the outer membrane with a secondary reticulum reinforcing the reticulum formed by the fibres themselves. |
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