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 …

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 …

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 …

At the heart of the skim milk system are the colloidal casein–calcium–transport complexes
termed the casein micelles. The application of physical chemical techniques such as light …

Human and bovine milk differ substantially in the ratio of whey to casein protein (≈ 60: 40 in
human milk and≈ 20: 80 in bovine milk) and in the proportions of specific proteins. Although …

Carbohydrate chains on a glycoprotein are important not only for protein conformation,
transport and stability, but also for cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions. UDP‐Gal: N …

Background A recent report suggested that human milk (HM) composition not only changes
with lactation stages but also vary according to gender of the offspring. In spite of available …

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 …