Mammary mechanisms for lactoferrin: interactions with IGFBP-3.
Lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron-binding protein found in high concentrations in mammary secretions but synthesized by many tissues. Bovine mammary tissue secretes microg/ml mass of Lf in milk, but during involution and prepartum periods, 20-80 mg per ml concentrations may be observed. While a number of...
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Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v4n1/5.pdf |