Lactation and the mammary gland /
Michael Akers provides the basics for understanding mammary development and lactation and conveys the critical regulatory events in lactation. This text willl prove to be an invaluable overview of mamorary development and lactation for undergraduates and graduates studying lactation, new researchers...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Publishing,
[2002]
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781119279679 1119279674 9781119264880 111926488X |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Overview of Mammary Development; Evolutionary Aspects; Species Variation; Fundamentals of Structure and Function; Mammary Secretions and Milk; Evaluation of Mammary Development; Tissue, Cells, and Organization; How to Quantify Mammary Development; Gross Measures; Biochemical Indices; Histological Indices; Technology Advances; Cytology Indices; Summary; Structural Aspects of Mammary Development; Fetal Development; Structural Precursors of Mammary Glands; Gland Number, Sexual Differentiation, and Species Variation; Summary.
- Birth to ConceptionConception to Parturition; Parenchymal and Stromal Tissue Development; Appearance of Alveoli and Secretory Cells; Mammary Cell Differentiation; Lactating Mammary Gland; Onset of Lactation to Mammary Involution; The Lactation Curve; Mammary Involution; Unique Aspects of Involution in the Dairy Cow; Chapter 2 Mammary Development, Anatomy, and Physiology; Overview of Interactions-Focus on the Dairy Cow; Blood Supply; Angiogenesis; Circulatory Route; The Lymphatic System; Significance of Blood Flow in Milk Production; Nervous System; Organizational Overview.
- Autonomic Nervous SystemMilk Ejection and the Nervous System; Endocrine System; Classification of Endocrine Glands and Secretions; Mechanisms of Hormone Action; Chapter 3 Functional Developmentof the Mammary Gland; Onset of Milk Secretion; Lactogenesis; Cellular Differentiation; Cell-Cell Interactions; Role of Milk Removal in Milk Secretion; Milk Component Biosynthesis; Structure and Function at the Secretory Cell Level; Pathways for Protein and Lactose Secretion; Pathways for Lipid Secretion; Secretion of Other Milk Constituents; Chapter 4 Milk Component Biosynthesis.
- Metabolic Pathways and Precursors for Milk BiosynthesisGlycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Krebs Cycle, and Energy Requirements; Lactose Biosynthesis; Milk Fat Biosynthesis; Milk Protein Biosynthesis; Biotechnologies and the Mammary Gland; Chapter 5 Milking Management; Physiological Factors and Machine Milking; Teat Structure; Teat Opening, Teat Canal, and Teat End; Milking Machine Components; Machine Milking and Mastitis Control; Monitoring Udder Health; Chapter 6 Endocrine, Growth Factor, and Neural Regulation of Mammary Development; Steroid Hormones and Mammogenesis; Steroids and Pregnancy.