All mammals are characterized by the ability of females to produce milk. Marsupial
(metatherian) and monotreme (prototherian) young are born in a highly altricial state and …

It is now clear that milk has multiple functions; it provides the most appropriate nutrition for
growth of the newborn, it delivers a range of bioactives with the potential to stimulate …

The composition of milk includes factors required to provide appropriate nutrition for the
growth of the neonate. However, it is now clear that milk has many functions and comprises …

Marsupials are born without a functioning adaptive immune system, into a non-sterile
environment where they continue to develop. This review examines the extent of exposure …

There are two phases of fore-stomach development during the first 200days of pouch life in
tammar wallaby. For the first 170days, the mucosa displays an immature gastric glandular …

Prominent ontogenetic changes of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) should occur in mammals
whose neonatal diet of milk differs from that of adults, and especially in herbivores (as …

Cross-fostering is the rearing of young by a surrogate mother of a different taxon. In
marsupials this technique has been used to study lactation as well as pouch young growth …

S100 proteins are calcium-binding proteins involved in controlling diverse intracellular and
extracellular processes such as cell growth, differentiation, and antimicrobial function. We …

The role of milk extends beyond simply providing nutrition to the suckled young. Milk has a
comprehensive role in programming and regulating growth and development of the suckled …

Gastrulation in vertebrate embryos results in the formation of the primary germ layers:
ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm, which contain the progenitors of the tissues of the …