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shell calcification

The precipitation of calcium carbonate onto the organic matrix of a shell, such as a mollusc shell. [GOC:mah, PMID:15132736]
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Quantitative Proteomics Study of Larval Settlement in the Barnacle Balanus amphitrite
Barnacles are major sessile components of the intertidal areas worldwide, and also one of the most dominant fouling organisms in… 
2013
2013
Micron-scale intrashell oxygen isotope variation in cultured planktic foraminifers
2003
2003
Fatty tissue breast lesions.
1998
1998
Initiation, calcification, and form of larval “archaeogastropod” shells
The coiled shell of gastropods begins as a cap‐shaped lens of organic and calcified material that covers the posterior dorsal… 
1987
1987
Extraneous egg shell calcification as a measure of stress in poultry.
The incidence of eggs showing abnormal shell calcification amongst those produced by hens kept in individual battery cages, hens… 
1986
1986
Blood levels of ionized calcium, inorganic phosphorus, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol and gonadal hormones in hens laying hard-shelled or shell-less eggs.
The production of shell-less eggs was induced in hens to measure the effects of the high demands made by shell formation on the… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Growth Stasis and Limited Shell Calcification in Larvae of Cymatium parthenopeum During Trans-Atlantic Transport
Larvae of the shallow-water marine gastropod Cymatium parthenopeum show no appreciable shell calcification and no demonstrable… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and formation of medullary bone in the egg-laying hen.
Renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1-hydroxylase, the percentage of medullary bone in the femur, plasma calcium, and plasma phosphorus… 
1977
1977
Studies on the avian shell gland during egg formation: aqueous and electrolytic composition of the mucosa.
The intracellular composition of the avian shell gland mucosa was studied at six stages of egg formation. 2. Total water content… 
1965
1965
Mucopolysaccharides as a Localized Factor of Egg-shell Stability
ELECTRON microscopic examination1,2 and chemical investigation3,4 have shown that the stability of the eggshell is dependent on… 
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