Prolonged transition time between colostrum and mature milk in a bear, the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca

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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Main Authors: Kate Griffiths, Rong Hou, Hairui Wang, Zhihe Zhang, Liang Zhang, Tong Zhang, David G. Watson, Richard J. S. Burchmore, I. Kati Loeffler, Malcolm W. Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
giant panda
ailuropoda melanoleuca
milk
colostrum
proteins
oligosaccharides
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150395

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