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667. Synthesis of lactose in vitro by mammary gland slices from lactating rats, guinea-pigs and sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

W. G. Duncombe
Affiliation:
Isotope Section, National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading

Extract

There can now be little doubt that glucose is the principal precursor of lactose in the mammary gland. Evidence for this comes form in vivo and in vitro studies, using both analytical and isotopic techniques (1), though considerable species differences have been noted.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1957

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