The demand for high-quality milk is increasing worldwide. The efficiency of milk synthesis
can be improved by taking advantage of the accumulated knowledge of the transcriptional …

Lactation represents an important element of the life history strategies of all mammals,
whether monotreme, marsupial, or eutherian. Milk originated as a glandular skin secretion in …

This report of the American Dairy Science Association Committee on the Nomenclature,
Classification, and Methodology of Milk Proteins reviews changes in the nomenclature of …

Prolactin (PRL) induces mammary gland development (defined as mammopoiesis) and
lactogenesis. Binding of PRL to its receptor leads to the phosphorylation and activation of …

The transition from pregnancy to lactation is a critical event in the survival of the newborn
since all the nutrient requirements of the infant are provided by milk. While milk contains …

To the breast-fed infant, human milk is more than a source of nutrients; it furnishes a wide
array of molecules that restrict microbes, such as antibodies, bactericidins, and inhibitors of …

Lactation is a dynamic process that has evolved to produce a complex biological fluid that
provides nutritive and nonnutritive factors to the nursing offspring. It has long been assumed …

In this study α-lactalbumin was converted from the regular, native state to a folding variant
with altered biological function. The folding variant was shown to induce apoptosis in tumor …

Fat is a major component of milk varying from wx about 2 grl in rhinos to over 500 grl in seals
1. Over 95% of the fat is triacylglycerol, the remainder comprising small amounts of …

The study aimed to define the prevalence, characteristics, and clinical importance of
nutritional disorders in patients with liver cirrhosis. Nutritional status was evaluated in 120 …