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Lack of functional alpha-lactalbumin prevents involution in Cape fur seals and identifies the protein as an apoptotic milk factor in mammary gland involution

BACKGROUND: The mammary gland undergoes a sophisticated programme of developmental changes during pregnancy/lactation. However, little is known about processes involving initiation of apoptosis at involution following weaning. We used fur seals as models to study the molecular process of involution...

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Autores principales: Sharp, Julie A, Lefèvre, Christophe, Nicholas, Kevin R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18986549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-6-48