Max Hincke

BackgroundThe cleidoic avian egg is a highly ordered structure and the recognized hallmark of reproduction in birds. During egg formation, the accumulation of liver-secreted egg yolk proteins takes place in the chicken ovary. Following ovulation, the developing egg transits through specialized regions of the oviduct where the egg white, eggshell membranes and eggshell are sequentially deposited in ...

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology journal, Volume 160, Issues 1–2, 15 July 2014, Pages 1–11Received 12 December 2013, Revised 29 January 2014, Accepted 3 March 2014, Available online 16 April 2014DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.03.005AbstractSepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome during infection. Therapeutic agents are essential to protect the host from sepsis. Ov ...

IntroductionMultilevel, interactive defense strategies that function across biomineralized barriers are a hallmark of sophisticated biological structures. The calcareous avian egg, the hallmark of reproduction in birds, is a complex multilayered structure [1]. The eggshell resists physical and pathogen challenges from the external environment, while satisfying a variety of metabolic and nutritiona ...

1National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, 2Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, China, 3Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Uni ...