Infra-red Spectra of Embryonic Chick Feathers

THE demonstration by Bell and Thatachari 1 of sequential changes in the X-ray diffraction pattern of embryonic chick feathers from ‘immature’ to ‘mature’ β-keratin has suggested that the nature of this metamorphosis might be further revealed by infra-red spectra of the developing feather. The infra-...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1963-11, Vol.200 (4907), p.703-704
Main Authors: MALT, RONALD A., HARTMAN, KARL A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Chick Embryo
Feathers
Humanities and Social Sciences
letter
Meat
multidisciplinary
Old Medline
Poultry
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Skin
Spectrum Analysis
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Summary:THE demonstration by Bell and Thatachari 1 of sequential changes in the X-ray diffraction pattern of embryonic chick feathers from ‘immature’ to ‘mature’ β-keratin has suggested that the nature of this metamorphosis might be further revealed by infra-red spectra of the developing feather. The infra-red spectrum of embryonic feather has not been described, to our knowledge.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/200703a0