Functional similarities between pigeon 'milk' and mammalian milk: induction of immune gene expression and modification of the microbiota.

Pigeon 'milk' and mammalian milk have functional similarities in terms of nutritional benefit and delivery of immunoglobulins to the young. Mammalian milk has been clearly shown to aid in the development of the immune system and microbiota of the young, but similar effects have not yet bee...

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Main Authors: Meagan J Gillespie, Dragana Stanley, Honglei Chen, John A Donald, Kevin R Nicholas, Robert J Moore, Tamsyn M Crowley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23110233/pdf/?tool=EBI