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Prolonged transition time between colostrum and mature milk in a bear, the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Bears produce the most altricial neonates of any placental mammal. We hypothesized that the transition from colostrum to mature milk in bears reflects a temporal and biochemical adaptation for altricial development and immune protection. Comparison of bear milks with milks of other eutherians yielde...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150395 |