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 …

Abstract α-Lactalbumin is the major protein in breast milk (20-25% of total protein) and has
been described to have several physiologic functions in the neonatal period. In the …

The overrepresented approach (ORA) is the most widely-accepted method for functional
analysis of microarray datasets. The ORA is computationally-efficient and robust; however, it …

In this study, we used the Illumina OvineSNP50 BeadChip to conduct a genome-wide
association (GWA) analysis for milk production traits in dairy sheep by analyzing a …

Growth hormone (GH) can increase milk production in cattle, and this effect was thought to
be mediated by an indirect mechanism because traditional ligand binding assays failed to …

Improvement of the nutritional value of cow milk with transgenic expression of recombinant
human α-lactalbumin (α-LA) has been previously attempted. However, the detailed …

Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a very simple molecule that plays key roles in
complex communication mechanisms within the animal body. In the mammary glands …

Contents It is believed that milk production is determined by the number and activity of
mammary secretory cells. Secretory activity, as assessed by milk volume, depends on …

We evaluated the effect of a high-protein diet (HP) on pregnancy, lactational and rearing
success in mice. At the time of mating, females were randomly assigned to isoenergetic diets …

Small acidic protein a-lactalbumin, one of the major protein components of milk, is one of the
most extensively investigated Ca2+-binding proteins, which does not belong to the EF-hand …