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Egg Shell Layers

Egg Shell Layers is a structural construct in avian egg morphology comprising the mineralized calcium carbonate matrices and proteinaceous membranes that collectively form the protective outer covering of the egg, distinguished by its stratified organization into distinct functional zones including the cuticle, outer and inner shell membranes, and mammillary, palisade, and vertical crystal layers.

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Eggshell Layers

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Avian eggshell mineralization: biochemical and functional characterization of matrix proteins

Yves Y. Nys, Joël Gautron, Juan Manuel Garcı́a-Ruiz et al. · Comptes Rendus Palevol · 2004 · 520 citations

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The eggshell of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>: I. fine structure of the layers and regions of the wild-type eggshell

Lukas H. Margaritis, Fotis C. Kafatos, William H. Petri · Journal of Cell Science · 1980 · 216 citations

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Collagens of the Chicken Eggshell Membranes

José Luis Arias, María Soledad Fernández, James E. Dennis et al. · Connective Tissue Research · 1991 · 150 citations

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Nanostructure, osteopontin, and mechanical properties of calcitic avian eggshell

Dimitra Athanasiadou, Wenge Jiang, Dina Goldbaum et al. · Science Advances · 2018 · 133 citations · Full text

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The major structural proteins of cod (Gadus morhua) eggshells and protein crosslinking during teleost egg hardening

Dag O. Oppen-Berntsen, Jon Vidar Helvik, Bernt T. Walther · Developmental Biology · 1990 · 131 citations

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  1. CT
    C. Tyler

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 355 citations

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  2. LH
    Lukas H. Margaritis

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    8 publications · 351 citations

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  3. MJ
    Mary J. Packard

    Colorado State University, United States

    7 publications · 364 citations

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  4. HE
    H. E. Hinton

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 233 citations

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  5. KF
    Karl F. Hirsch

    Museum of Boulder, United States

    6 publications · 259 citations

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  1. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    538 citations

  2. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

    Athens, Greece

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    669 citations

  3. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    478 citations

  4. Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria

    Rome, Italy

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    334 citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    344 citations

  6. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    202 citations

  7. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    315 citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    141 citations

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  1. Poultry Science

    27 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. British Poultry Science

    12 publications · 333 citations

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  3. Parasitology

    11 publications · 312 citations

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  4. Journal of Morphology

    9 publications · 189 citations

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  5. Journal of Cell Science

    9 publications · 549 citations

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