Bioactive Functions of Milk Proteins: a Comparative Genomics Approach

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 289-302

  Sharp, Julie A ^a,b   Modepalli, Vengama ^a   Enjapoori, Ashwanth Kumar ^a   Bisana, Swathi ^a   Abud, Helen E ^b   Lefevre, Christophe ^a,c,d,e   Nicholas, Kevin R ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioactive; Mammary gland; Marsupial; Milk; miRNA; Monotreme

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MILK PROTEIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; PEPTIDE;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INTESTINE; LACTATION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; MAMMAL; MAMMARY GLAND; MARSUPIAL; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTAL MAMMALS; PREMATURITY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SCREENING; SUCKLING ANIMAL; WELLBEING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HUMANS; LACTATION; LUNG; MAMMALS; MARSUPIALIA; MICRORNAS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MILK, HUMAN; MODELS, ANIMAL; MONOTREMATA; PEPTIDES;

EID: 84938985753     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: 15737039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10911-015-9331-6     Document Type: Review

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