Short Communication: Amino acid transporters in porcine mammary gland during lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3235-3237

  Perez Laspiur J ^a   Burton, J L ^a   Weber, P S D ^a   Kirkwood, R N ^a   Trottier, N L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid transporter; Lactation; Mammary gland; Porcine

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 6944246703     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73459-1     Document Type: Article

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