PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OVIDUCT 
TABLE 1 
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Data showing the increase in absolute and relative weight of albumen after the egg 
5 Nn | | 
lees ze | |B 
a 5<< 5 6 B | i ud 
LOCATION OF EGG IN OVIDUCT | i= aia Hy ae lI 3 x b= 
ae BE a 38 Ka Ba 
B g BS a gy aq BI S| Ks BI 
= z E - =} ry 
grams grams grams grams 
1. At caudal end of albu- 
men portion. No mem- | 
brane (Hen8009)...... | 27.20 0 15.38 11.82 76.9 | 34.2 
Mean of the four previ- | 
ously laid eggs of same 
GIs rs Sete nets cbse oa ea 20h 57.57 6.23 16.79 34.55 205.8 | 
Difference. ...)5.6..2.% a —30.37 | —6.23 | —1.41 | —22.73 | —128.9 : 
2. At caudal end of albu- | 
men portion. No mem- | | | 
brane (Hen 8005)........ ee a2eu53 | 0 | 15.87 13.66 86.1] 43.6 
Mean of the nine pre- | | 
viously laid eggs of same | 
Wena eas cohen SOD SLE 5.79 | 15.67 | 31.34 200.0 
Diticrewce shes | —23.28 | —5.79) +0.20 | —17.68 | —113.9 
3. Just entering isthmus, | | 
little cap of membrane | 
on caudal tip. (Hen | 
OS eres coat iee cr neice. | 29.5 | 0 VIGOR imager 84.4 | 438.5 
Mean of two previously | | | 
laid eggs of same hen... P25 | 9.0 | 16.25 31.0 190.8 i 
Difference.......... Pet 20) |) 9-00) 0,2an eon | Oo 
4. Entering isthmus. Cov- | | | 
ered with membrane ex- | | 
cept for a little of crani- | 
al tip. (Hen 266F)..../ 31.0 | | 246 16.5 1138) 208-2 
Normal egg laid by hen | 
Samerdaye. we seas ek oto 6.0 14.0 31.0 221.4 
WD iifenenCerers <i: haa | —20.0 pO tane) | — 10726 
5. Entering isthmus. 
Covered with membrane 
exceptfor alittle of crani- 
al tip. (Hen 8027)....... 32.44) 0.24) 15.69| 16.51] 105.2| 51.5 
Mean of the four pre- | | 
viously laid eggs of same | 
INGiess case co bik coer Roe eee 54.69 | DOs MGRSian. 32.0% 190.2 
Difference... ... Re —22.25| -—5.52| -—1.18| —15.56| -—85.0 
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