While there is much literature on differentiation—loosely defined as the gain of a single or a
series of functions—we know much less about the forces and the pathways that maintain …

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 …

Cellular senescence suppresses cancer by arresting cells at risk of malignant
tumorigenesis. However, senescent cells also secrete molecules that can stimulate …

Michael Akers provides the basics for understanding mammary development and lactation
and conveys the critical regulatory events in lactation. This text willl prove to be an …

The purpose of this review is to give an overview of our current knowledge on the
polymorphisms occurring in genes coding for milk proteins and responsible for quantitative …

Background Cow milk is a complex bioactive fluid consumed by humans beyond infancy.
Even though the chemical and physical properties of cow milk are well characterized, very …

In recent years, the number of researchers interested in mammary development and
mammary function in dairy animals has declined. More importantly this cadre of workers has …

This paper reviews work on progesterone and the progesterone receptor (PR) in the mouse
mammary gland that has been used extensively as an experimental model. Studies have led …

There are many organochlorine pollutants in the environment, which can be directly or
indirectly exposed to by mothers, and as estrogen endocrine disruptors can cause damage …

Mastitis costs the dairy industry billions of dollars annually and is the most consequential
disease of dairy cattle. Transgenic cows secreting an antimicrobial peptide demonstrated …