Amino acids and mammary gland development: nutritional implications for milk production and neonatal...
Amino acids and mammary gland development: nutritional implications for milk production and neonatal growth
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Milk is synthesized by mammary epithelial cells of lactating mammals. The synthetic capacity of the mammary gland depends largely on the number and efficiency of functional mammary epithelial cells. Structural development of the mammary gland occurs during fetal growth, prepubertal and post-pubertal periods, pregnancy, and lactation under the contr...
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Amino acids and mammary gland development: nutritional implications for milk production and neonatal growth
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4818943
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4818943
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1674-9782,2049-1891
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2049-1891
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10.1186/s40104-016-0078-8