Biology Of Lactation

Author : Jack Martinet,Louis-Marie Houdebine,Herbert-H Head
Publisher : Editions Quae
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782738008619

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Biology of Lactation by Jack Martinet,Louis-Marie Houdebine,Herbert-H Head Pdf

A presentation of the most fundamental features of the biology of the mammary gland, a unique model of an organ capable of an abundant synthesis of proteins: endocrinology of lactation, role of prolactin, genetics and protein synthesis, immunology and the mammary gland, nutrition and dairy products. Readership: students, teachers, researchers, health and agriculture professionals. Lactation Biology was first published in French in 1993. The English version is not merely a translation: it has been updated by the author.

Author : Michael L. Power,Jay Schulkin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421420431

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Milk by Michael L. Power,Jay Schulkin Pdf

Everything you ever wanted to know about the substance that binds all mammals together. After drawing its first breath, every newborn mammal turns his or her complete attention to obtaining milk. This primal act was once thought to stem from a basic fact: milk provides the initial source of calories and nutrients for all mammalian young. But it turns out that milk is a much more complicated biochemical cocktail and provides benefits beyond nutrition. In this fascinating book, biologists Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin reveal this liquid’s evolutionary history and show how its ingredients have changed over many millions of years to become a potent elixir. Power and Schulkin walk readers through the early origins of the mammary gland and describe the incredible diversification of milk among the various mammalian lineages. After revealing the roots of lactation, the authors describe the substances that naturally occur in milk and discuss their biological functions. They reveal that mothers pass along numerous biochemical signals to their babies through milk. The authors explain how milk boosts an infant’s immune system, affects an infant’s metabolism and physiology, and helps inoculate and feed the baby’s gut microbiome. Throughout the book, the authors weave in stories from studies of other species, explaining how comparative research sheds light on human lactation. The authors then turn their attention to the fascinating topic of cross-species milk consumption—something only practiced by certain humans who evolved an ability to retain lactase synthesis into adulthood. The first book to discuss milk from a comparative and evolutionary perspective, Power and Schulkin’s masterpiece reveals the rich biological story of the common thread that connects all mammals.

Author : Margaret Neville
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781461336884

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Lactation by Margaret Neville Pdf

This book had its genesIs In the frustrations of the editors in locating authoritative, up-to-date material for an interdisciplinary graduate course in mammary gland biology, lactation, and breast-feeding. As we turned to the original literature several reasons for the dearth of usable material became clear: (1) In the areas of mammary gland biology and physiology, particularly as they relate to the human, reviews simply have not kept up with current research, which has in the last two decades provided tremendous insight into the mechanisms of milk secretion and its control. (2) The lack of interest in human milk as infant food inhibited researchers until very recently from investigating human lactation. (3) Much of the relevant clinical information remains anecdotal with little scientific basis. In this book we have tried to present the fundamentals of mammary gland physiology at the organismic and cellular levels in a form readily understood by physicians, scientists, and other professionals. This basic information is accompanied by authoritative reviews of the nutritional and immunological properties of human milk and by clinically relevant chapters designed to help health care professionals deal with the medical problems of the breast-feeding mother and her infant. We have strived in these chapters for up-to-date, authoritative, but readable accounts. In so far as possible we have avoided areas where much of our understanding rests on speculation. In the clinical domain this was not always possible because of a lack of solid, scientific information about breast-feeding.

Author : National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Committee on Technological Options to Improve the Nutritional Attributes of Animal Products
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309037983

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Designing Foods by National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Committee on Technological Options to Improve the Nutritional Attributes of Animal Products Pdf

This lively book examines recent trends in animal product consumption and diet; reviews industry efforts, policies, and programs aimed at improving the nutritional attributes of animal products; and offers suggestions for further research. In addition, the volume reviews dietary and health recommendations from major health organizations and notes specific target levels for nutrients.

Author : Glen Henry Schmidt
Publisher : W.H. Freeman
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Breast
ISBN : 0716708213

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Biology of Lactation by Glen Henry Schmidt Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781789845464

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Lactation in Farm Animals by Anonim Pdf

Greater knowledge of lactation allows us to alter environmental, nutritional, and milking procedures, or general management to maximize production. This book, focusing on lactation in farm animals (biology, physiological basis, nutritional requirements, and modelization), presents invited papers from internationally recognized scientists. This volume contains seven chapters covering the key topics related to milk production and lactation biology and physiology. The authors show that animals raised on a well-controlled nutrition regimen may have significant enhancement of succeeding lactations. Furthermore, the usefulness of a milk yield prediction system depends upon how accurately it can predict daily milking patterns and its ability to adjust to factors affecting supply. Milk yield prediction models have proven helpful for genetic analysis and for bio-economic modeling. On the whole, this book serves as an inspirational basis for both scientists and farmers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9241597496

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Infant and young child feeding by Anonim Pdf

The Model Chapter on Infant and Young Child Feeding is intended for use in basic training of health professionals. It describes essential knowledge and basic skills that every health professional who works with mothers and young children should master. The Model Chapter can be used by teachers and students as a complement to textbooks or as a concise reference manual.

Author : Monica Reynolds,S. J. Folley
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781512806052

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Lactogenesis by Monica Reynolds,S. J. Folley Pdf

Proceedings of a symposium, satellite to the 24th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania.

Author : Isabel Gigli
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789535131373

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Current Topics in Lactation by Isabel Gigli Pdf

Lactation is a fascinating process. Research over the last decade has provided new insights into the regulation of mammary gland development and involution. Lactation is the last step in reproduction, and therefore it is linked to reproduction strategy. Photoperiod species such as sheep, or pseudo-ovulatory (at mid-gestation) species as the rodent Lagostomus maximus, are interesting and unique models to study mammary gland physiology. This book also offers updated insights into the mechanisms that control postlactational involution, therefore also providing information to better understand breast cancer. Small noncoding RNA has opened new understanding in gene regulation. In this regard, our knowledge of mammary gland development and milk secretion has increased extremely. This book provides current scientific information on all these interesting topics. It will certainly be of great benefit to those interested in biomedical sciences.

Author : Glen H. Schmidt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0835772411

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Biology of Lactation by Glen H. Schmidt Pdf

Author : Margarett K. Davis,Lars A. Hanson,Charles E. Isaacs,Anne L. Wright
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461505594

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Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation by Margarett K. Davis,Lars A. Hanson,Charles E. Isaacs,Anne L. Wright Pdf

Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation is the product of the 10th Conference of the International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation, held on September 15-19, 2000, in Tucson, Arizona. The presented sessions at the meeting are as diverse as the volume itself. These sessions include the impact of micronutrient deficiencies during lactation on maternal and infant health, the premature infant, developmental immunology, breastfeeding in the industrialized world, and viral transmission in milk. Whenever possible, the sessions were organized to include human population research, research showing the biological underpinnings of the effects on human health, and important methodological issues. This volume is a contemporary and influential tool for human milk biologists, breastfeeding epidemiologists, biochemists, immunologists, clinical specialists, and all professionals and researchers in the field.

Author : David S. Newburg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001-12-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0306466538

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Bioactive Components of Human Milk by David S. Newburg Pdf

The major emphasis in this book is a compilation and definition of what is known about components of human milk, including glycoconjugates, that inhibit common pathogens of the infant. Also discussed are other bioactive constituents whose relevant biological roles are also beginning to be defined. Hormonal and cytokine activity, immunomodulating and autoinflammatory agents, xenobiotics, and conditionally essential nutrients in milk could have roles in the protection of the infant, but may also participate in digestive processes, maternal--infant communication, maturation of the gut, central nervous system, and other components of infant growth and development. Like the protective activities, these are discussed in terms of their presence in milk, structures, potential functions, and structure/function relationship. Components whose role is nutritional support during early development of the infant are also included.

Author : P.L. Ogra,W.A. Walker,B. Lönnerdal
Publisher : S. Karger
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783318066852

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Milk, Mucosal Immunity and the Microbiome: Impact on the Neonate by P.L. Ogra,W.A. Walker,B. Lönnerdal Pdf

Considerable advances have been made in science in order to understand the varied mixture of bioactive components in human milk. The 94th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop was designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest findings in human milk research and its potential to modulate mucosal immunity, the microbiome, and its impact on the neonate. The publication provides a balanced state-of-the-art update on the current knowledge about milk, mucosal immunity, and the microbiome as well as their impact on breastfeeding in mammalian neonates. The first part reviews data on the immunology of milk and lactation from a historical perspective to the latest scientific findings. The second part discusses the microbiology of human milk and lactation in detail, with a focus on premature infants and necrotizing enterocolitis. And finally, in the third part, light is shed on the protective factors in human milk and their role in influencing the neonate’s immune system. Important new insights will provide great scientific support for all people seeking a deeper understanding of human milk and its immunological properties and will enlarge the knowledge of those who have already specialized in human milk research.

Author : R. Michael Akers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119279679

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Lactation and the Mammary Gland by R. Michael Akers Pdf

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.

Author : Maria Lorella Gianni
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039289233

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Human Milk and Lactation by Maria Lorella Gianni Pdf

Human milk is uniquely tailored to meet infants’ specific nutritional requirements. However, it is more than just “milk”. This dynamic and bioactive fluid allows mother–infant signalling over lactation, guiding the infant in the developmental and physiological processes. It exerts protection and life-long biological effects, playing a crucial role in promoting healthy growth and optimal cognitive development. The latest scientific advances have provided insight into different components of human milk and their dynamic changes over time. However, the complexity of human milk composition and the synergistic mechanisms responsible for its beneficial health effects have not yet been unravelled. Filling this knowledge gap will shed light on the biology of the developing infant and will contribute to the optimization of infant feeding, particularly that of the most vulnerable infants. Greater understanding of human milk will also help in elucidating the best strategies for its storage and handling. The increasing knowledge on human milk’s bioactive compounds together with the rapidly-advancing technological achievements will greatly enhance their use as prophylactic or therapeutic agents. The current Special Issue aims to welcome original works and literature reviews further exploring the complexity of human milk composition, the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects associated with breastfeeding, and the factors and determinants involved in lactation, including its promotion and support.