Cysteine and Aspartic Proteases Underlie the Digestion of Egg Yolk Proteins during the Development of Columba livia domestica Embryo
ABSTRACT Yolk proteins undergo digestion either inside the egg yolk or in the surrounding yolk sac membrane (YSM) before being consumed by the developing avian embryo. However, the mechanisms underlying the digestion of yolk proteins during embryogenesis are largely unexplored in the pigeon Columba...
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| Language: | English |
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Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2022000400312&tlng=en |