A number of major scientific advances have been realized in the last 25 yr in determining the
opportunities and limitations of altering milk composition through nutritional manipulation …

The mammary gland of the lactating mouse synthesizes and secretes milk lipid equivalent to
its entire body weight in a single 20-day lactation cycle, making it one of the most active lipid …

The mammary gland is unique, not only in its secretory products, but in its ability to complete
an entire cycle of growth and differentiation each time it is called upon to provide nutrition for …

The ability to produce and expel milk is important for the health and survival of all mammals.
Nevertheless, our understanding of the molecular events underlying the execution of this …

This chapter focuses on breast milk, breast milk expression techniques and implications for
diet and nutrition in infants. The use of breast milk expression techniques to maintain …

Daniels et al. 674 (d 21 to 50), both sub-or overmaintenance feeding of the dam had a
tendency to reduce milk yield in first generation offspring compared with maintenance …

Milk lipids provide a large proportion of energy, nutrients, essential fatty acids, and signaling
molecules for the newborns, the synthesis of which is a tightly controlled process …

This chapter outlines essential metabolic events and associated cellular organelles
necessary for milk biosynthesis. Understanding milk biosynthesis requires knowledge of …