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Abstract
The intracellular pH of the shell gland of the domestic fowl was calculated at various stages in egg-shell formation. The calculation is based on the distribution of 5,5-dimethyloxazolidine-2,4-dione between intracellular and extracellular water. The results show a rapid fall in intracellular pH at the time of mineralization and this is interpreted as indicating a removal of protons from the site of calcification.Entities:
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Year: 1969 PMID: 5814654 PMCID: PMC1187593 DOI: 10.1042/bj1110647
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857