Dietary regulation of allometric ductal growth in the mammary glands

An abstract of a study by Hovey et al determining the dietary regulation of allometric ductal growth in the mammary glands is presented. Their findings from various models emphasize that dietary nutrients and plane of nutrition can dramatically impact mammary growth -- either positively or negativel...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of animal science 2017-08, Vol.95, p.365
Main Authors: Hovey, R C, Berryhill, G E, Miszewski, S, Derpinghaus, A, Donovan, C, Trott, J F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal lactation
Animal reproduction
Diet
Glands
Mammary glands
Nutrients
Nutrition
Physical growth
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:An abstract of a study by Hovey et al determining the dietary regulation of allometric ductal growth in the mammary glands is presented. Their findings from various models emphasize that dietary nutrients and plane of nutrition can dramatically impact mammary growth -- either positively or negatively. They will review some of these key findings and summarize the potential for alternate mechanisms of ductal growth regulation in the mammary glands across species.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/asasann.2017.753