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FIG. 2.

A. Yellow yolk-sphere filled with fine granules. The outline of the sphere has been rendered too bold.

B. White yolk-spheres and spherules of various sizes and presenting different appearances.

(It is very difficult in a woodcut to give a satisfactory representation of these peculiar structures.)

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Reference

Foster, M., Balfour, F. M., Sedgwick, A., & Heape, W. (1883). The Elements of Embryology. (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan and Co.

The Elements of Embryology (1883)

Volume 1 The History of the Chick: Egg structure and incubation beginning | Summary whole incubation | First day | Second day - first half | Second day - second half | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Sixth day to incubation end

Volume 2 The History of the Mammalian Embryo: General Development | Embryonic Membranes and Yolk-Sac | Organs from Epiblast | Organs from Mesoblast | Alimentary Canal | Appendix