Milk : The Biology of Lactation /

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"After drawing its first breath every newborn mammal turns his or her complete attention to obtaining milk. This simple act was once thought to stem from a basic fact - milk provides the initial source of calories and nutrients for all mammalian young. That truth, however, is only a piece of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Power, Michael L. (Autor), Schulkin, Jay (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Milk > Composition.
Milk.
Mammary glands.
Lactation.
Breast milk.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology > General.
Glandes mammaires.
Lait > Histoire.
Lait > Composition.
Lait de femme.
Mammary Glands, Human
Milk, Human
Lactation
Milk > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Introduction: Of Milk, Mothers, and Infants; Part I. The Birth of Milk; Chapter 1. Feeding Offspring; Chapter 2. Origins; Chapter 3. The Molecules of Milk; Chapter 4. Prolactin and Oxytocin; Part II. Milk as a Food; Chapter 5. Not Quite Perfection; Chapter 6. The Milk Spectrum; Chapter 7. Lactation Strategies; Part III. More Than Food; Chapter 8. Milk Protects; Chapter 9. Milk Guides; Chapter 10. Milk Regulates; Chapter 11. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease; Part IV. Our Mother's Milk; Chapter 12. Milk and Human Evolution.
  • Chapter 13. Breastfeeding, History, and HealthReferences; Index; A; B; C ; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M ; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.

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