The expression changes of casein mRNAs in mammary epithelial cells recovered from bovine milk during the lactation period

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 983-988

  Ishii, Hiroshi ^a,b   Nakamura, Tadashi ^a,b   Higuchi, Munenori ^a,b   Mamada, Aya ^a,b   Fukushima, Michihiro ^a,b   Urashima, Tadasu ^a,b   Arai, Ikichi ^a,c  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA SEIRYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Casein mRNA expression; Casein yield; Lactation period; Mammary epithelial cells; Milk yield; SCC

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 34249908659     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.983     Document Type: Article

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