Developmental and nutritional regulation of the prepubertal bovine mammary gland: II. Epithelial cell proliferation, parenchymal accretion rate, and allometric growth

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4298-4304

  Meyer, M J ^a,c   Capuco, A V ^b   Ross, D A ^a   Lintault, L M ^a   Van Amburgh, M E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric growth; Heifer; Mammary development

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750577125     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72476-6     Document Type: Article

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