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Release of cholesteryl esters by the mammary gland of the pre-partum cow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Gordon E. Thompson
Gordon E. Thompson
Affiliation:
Hannah Research Institute, Ayr KA6 5HL, UK
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Summary

In five cows that were regularly milked before parturition, cholesteryl esters were continuously released into the mammary fluid; their concentration in the fluid was initially high, but decreased a few days before parturition when mammary secretion of fluid and triglyceride was increasing. The composition of fatty acids in the cholesteryl esters of mammary fluid and in blood plasma was different, suggesting mammary synthesis of cholesteryl esters.

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Original Articles
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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 161 - 165
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1989

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