Current Concepts of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism in the Mammary Gland of the Lactating Ruminant

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2540-2559

  Bequette, B J ^a   Backwell, F R C ^a   Crompton, L A ^b  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Casein; Lactation; Mammary gland

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

AMINO ACID; MILK PROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTERY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOVIDS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UDDER; VEIN;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLOOD PROTEINS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK PROTEINS; PROTEINS; RUMINANTS; VEINS;

EID: 0032159451     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)70147-X     Document Type: Article

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