Mechanisms of Eggshell Pigmentation Found in Blue-Shelled and/or White-Shelled Ducks

博士 === 臺灣大學 === 動物科學技術學研究所 === 98 === The pigmentation of avian eggshell is a complex process controling by two types of pigments, biliverdin and protoporphyrines. Biliverdin, a green pigment, is a byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown and will eventually display a blue and/or green color on the eggshel...

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Main Authors: Hsiu-Chou Liu, 劉秀洲
Other Authors: Winston Teng-Kuei Cheng
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/91457948909341575014