Mechanisms of transfer of steroid hormones and growth factors into milk

Heap, R.B.; Fleet, I.R.; Hamon, M.; Brown, K.D.; Stanley, C.J.; Webb, A.E.

Endocrinologia Experimentalis 20(2-3): 101-118

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0013-7200
PMID: 3489593
Document Number: 268186
Mechanisms by which progesterone, oestrone sulphate and epidermal growth factor are transferred into mammary secretions are discussed with reference mainly to goats, considering quantitative importance of mammary uptake, routes of transfer, and physiological significance of these and other hormones for mammary function, reproductive performance and neonatal development.

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