Short communication: Effects of increased expression of α-lactalbumin in transgenic mice on milk yield and pup growth

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 620-622

  Boston, W S ^a   Bleck, G T ^a   Conroy, J C ^a   Wheeler, M B ^a   Miller, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactose synthase; Milk production; Transgenic mice; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

LACTALBUMIN; LACTOSE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTALBUMIN; LACTATION; LACTOSE SYNTHASE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MILK;

EID: 0035294099     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74516-X     Document Type: Article

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