The fine structure of the pores in the shell of the hen's egg
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 16 (1) , 93-95
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071667508416165
Abstract
No fibrous or crystalline material was present in the lumen of pore canals which were exposed by radial fracture and examined with a scanning electron microscope. The walls of the canals were rough, but they did not have a characteristic ultrastructure. The campanulate outer orifice of the pores was plugged with cuticle in which radial cracks formed channels through which the respiratory gases presumably diffuse.Keywords
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