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Eggshell Mammillary Layer

Eggshell Mammillary Layer is the innermost structural layer of the avian eggshell, composed of cone-shaped calcite crystals that initiate mineralization and anchor the shell to the underlying organic matrix.

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146

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60

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2017–2026

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Mammillary Layer

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Publications

44

Polymorphisms in eggshell organic matrix genes are associated with eggshell quality measurements in pedigree Rhode Island Red hens

Ian Dunn, N. Joseph, Maureen Bain et al. · Animal Genetics · 2008 · 134 citations · Full text

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Microstructure of matrix and mineral components of eggshells from White Leghorn chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>)

James E. Dennis, Siqun Xiao, Monika Agarwal et al. · Journal of Morphology · 1996 · 132 citations

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The Influence of Hen Aging on Eggshell Ultrastructure and Shell Mineral Components

Ji Ae Park, Sea Hwan Sohn · Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal Resources · 2018 · 116 citations · Full text

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Porosity of, and bacterial invasion through, the shell of the hen's egg

R. B. Haines, T. Moran · Epidemiology and Infection · 1940 · 110 citations · Full text

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Genetic variation in eggshell crystal size and orientation is large and these traits are correlated with shell thickness and are associated with eggshell matrix protein markers

Ian Dunn, Alejandro B. Rodríguez‐Navarro, Karina McDade et al. · Animal Genetics · 2011 · 108 citations · Full text

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Authors

146

  1. KK
    Kapil K. Chousalkar

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    3 publications · 254 citations

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  2. CT
    C. Tyler

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 164 citations

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  3. MB
    Maureen Bain

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 333 citations

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  4. XW
    Xiaoqiang Wang

    China University of Petroleum, East China, China

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  5. CL
    Clas Lilja

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    2 publications · 82 citations

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Institutions

60

  1. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    781 citations

  2. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    370 citations

  3. University of New England

    Armidale, Australia

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    706 citations

  4. Experimental Station

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    80 citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    552 citations

  6. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    886 citations

  7. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    200 citations

  8. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    13 publications

    513 citations

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Venues

  1. Poultry Science

    8 publications · 442 citations

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  2. British Poultry Science

    7 publications · 326 citations

    7

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  3. Journal of Morphology

    3 publications · 158 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Zoology

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  5. Historical Biology

    2 publications · 34 citations

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