| LC control no. | sh2005020321 |
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| Topical heading | Egg yolk |
| Variant(s) | Eggs--Yolk Yolk, Egg |
| See also | Animal nutrition Eggs |
| Found in | Work cat.: Hayward, L.S. Elevated maternal corticosterone alters offspring development, physiology, and behavior in quail, 2004: abstr. (transfer of maternal glucocorticoids into yolk and their effects on offspring; egg yolk; elevated yolk corticosterone has a range of effects on offspring development and adult phenotype; avian egg yolk) McGraw-Hill dict. of sci. and tech. terms, c2003 (yolk [BIOCHEM] 1. Nutritive material stored in an ovum. 2. The yellow spherical mass of food material that makes up the central portion of the egg of a bird or reptile) Henderson's dict. of biol. terms, 2000 (yolk: nutrient material rich in protein and fats, forming a large part of the ova of many egg-laying animals (e.g. amphibians, reptiles and birds) and which nourishes the developing embryo) MESH (Egg Yolk: for both ovum nutrient & dietary portion of eggs) |
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