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Histological and global gene expression analysis of the 'lactating' pigeon crop
BACKGROUND: Both male and female pigeons have the ability to produce a nutrient solution in their crop for the nourishment of their young. The production of the nutrient solution has been likened to lactation in mammals, and hence the product has been called pigeon 'milk'. It has been show...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21929790 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-452 |