Lactation and the Mammary Gland (eBook)

R. Michael Akers (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
288 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-27967-9 (ISBN)

Infos

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, and as a review
for established scientists. Additionally, the book will be an
important resource for professionals in the animal and dairy
industry and for those in other scientific disciplines such as food
chemistry, cell biology, and endocrinology whose work is closely
tied to mammary gland development and function.

Lactation and the Mammary Gland covers growth and
development of the mammary gland including comparisons between
species. It imparts and emphasizes the critical nature of mammary
growth and the onset of lactation at the time of parturition.
Special emphasis is given to the endocrine and growth factor
regulation of both mammogenesis and lactogenesis. A thorough
discussion of the role of growth hormone in development and
maintenance of lactation or galactopoiesis adds to this book's
value as a text and reference. The author reviews the presence of
hormones, growth factors, and other bioactive compounds in milk and
mammary secretions as well as the potential for use of the mammary
gland as a bioreactor in the pharmaceutical industry. A description
of the nutritional and management factors in milk production round
out the book's comprehensive coverage.

Autor

R. Michael Akers, PhD., is the Horace E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin Professor, Department of Dairy Sceince, Virginia Polytechnic Institue and State Universiyt, Blacksburg. He has received numerous awards for research excellence and is active as a speaker and scholarly author in the are of lactation physiology.

Inhalt

Preface.

Chapter 1. Overview of Mammary Development.

Chapter 2. Mammary Development, Anatomy and Physiology.

Chapter 3. Functional Development of the Mammary Gland.

Chapter 4. Milk Component Biosynthesis.

Chapter 5. Milking Management.

Chapter 6. Endocrine, Growth Factor, and Neural Regulation of
Mammary Development.

Chapter 7. Endocrine, Growth Factor and Neural Regulation of
Mammary Function.

Chapter 8. Biochemical Properties of Mammary Secretions.

Chapter 9. Management and Nutritional Impacts on Mammary
Development and Lactational Performance.

Chapter 10. Manipulation of Mammary Development and Milk
Production.

References.

Glossary.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.2.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Agriculture • animal agriculture • Landwirtschaft • Spezialthemen Veterinärmedizin • Spezialthemen Veterinärmedizin • Tierhaltung • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinary Medicine • Veterinary Medicine Special Topics
• ISBN-10: 1-119-27967-4 / 1119279674
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-27967-9 / 9781119279679