Effects of oil on eggshell conductance

1. Water vapor conductance was measured in normal eggs and in eggs covered with 12.5, 25, 50 and 100% of the surface covered with Statfjord A crude oil from the North Sea. 2. Examination by scanning electron microscopy showed that the oil had passed through the pores and destroyed the shell membrane...

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Published inComparative biochemistry and physiology. C, Comparative pharmacology Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 221 - 223
Main Authors Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Staurnes, Magne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier B.V 1989
New York, NY Pergamon Press
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Non mammalian vertebrate reproduction
Vertebrates: reproduction
Scanning electron microscopy
Vertebrata
Reproduction
Crude oil
Ultrastructure
Egg shell
Permeability
Aves
Water vapor
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Summary:1. Water vapor conductance was measured in normal eggs and in eggs covered with 12.5, 25, 50 and 100% of the surface covered with Statfjord A crude oil from the North Sea. 2. Examination by scanning electron microscopy showed that the oil had passed through the pores and destroyed the shell membranes which are situated just inside the eggshell. 3. Covering of oil strongly inhibited water vapor diffusion through the eggshell in a general dose-response pattern, with water loss and water vapor conductance of the eggshell inversely proportional to the surface area covered with oil.
ISSN:0306-4492
DOI:10.1016/0742-8413(89)90224-7