The tammar wallaby: A model to examine endocrine and local control of lactation

IUBMB Life

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 146-150

  Brennan, Amelia J ^a   Sharp, Julie A ^a   Digby, Matthew R ^a   Nicholas, Kevin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Involution; Lactation; Mammary; Marsupial; Milk; Milk protein; Neonate; WAP

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; ECHIDNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; LACTATION; MAMMAL; MAMMARY GLAND; MARSUPIAL; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; MODEL; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PLATYPUS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LACTATION; MACROPODIDAE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY;

EUTHERIA; MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA;

EID: 34248569582     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540701335724     Document Type: Review

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