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691. Oxygen consumption and lactose synthesis rates of mammary gland slices from lactating guinea-pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

M. Naito
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading

Extract

The shape of the lactation curve in guinea-pigs has been studied. The peak was found to occur between days 2 and 3.

The oxygen consumption and lactose synthesis rates were investigated in mammary gland slices and results expressed on both DNA and DW bases.

Oxygen consumption rates on a DNA basis tended to be low at the onset of lactation and high at the peak. Lactose synthesis on a DW basis tended to decline linearly from the onset of lactation, but on a DNA basis showed a peak coinciding with that of the lactation curve.

The significance of these findings has been discussed.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1958

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