Synopsis The shell membranes of fowl, duck, quail and turkey eggs were examined by electron microscopy. A proportion of the outer membrane fibres from all sources were interconnected by lamellae about 90 A thick. The lamellae, which are probably protein, endow the outer membrane with a secondary reticulum reinforcing the reticulum formed by the fibres themselves.
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