Hen uterine gene expression profiling during eggshell formation reveals putative proteins involved in the supply of minerals or in the shell mineralization process
Open Access
- 21 March 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Genomics
- Vol. 15 (1), 220
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-220
Abstract
The chicken eggshell is a natural mechanical barrier to protect egg components from physical damage and microbial penetration. Its integrity and strength is critical for the development of the embryo or to ensure for consumers a table egg free of pathogens. This study compared global gene expression in laying hen uterus in the presence or absence of shell calcification in order to characterize gene products involved in the supply of minerals and / or the shell biomineralization process.Keywords
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