Mammary Growth in Holstein Cows during the Dry Period: Quantification of Nucleic Acids and Histology

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 477-487

  Capuco, A V ^a   Akers, R M ^b   Smith, J J ^c,d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell turnover; Mammary growth; Mammary involution

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; THYMIDINE; URIDINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; RNA; THYMIDINE; URIDINE;

EID: 0031086327     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)75960-5     Document Type: Article

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