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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael L. Power (Senior Research Associate, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) , Jay Schulkin (Director, The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9781421420424ISBN 10: 1421420422 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 13 December 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I. The Birth of Milk Chapter 1. Feeding Off spring Chapter 2. Origins Chapter 3. The Molecules of Milk Chapter 4. Prolactin and Oxytocin Part II. Milk as a Food Chapter 5. Not Quite Perfection Chapter 6. The Milk Spectrum Chapter 7. Lactation Strategies Part III. More Than Food 8. Milk Protects Chapter 9. Milk Guides Chapter 10. Milk Regulates Chapter 11. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Part IV. Our Mother's Milk Chapter 12. Milk and Human Evolution Chapter 13. Breastfeeding, History, and Health References IndexReviewsThe book provides a unique lens for understanding milk and the processes involved in producing milk. It is well written and highly readable. It will be of value both to experts in the field as well as to novices looking for an encompassing overview. The book provides a unique lens for understanding milk and the processes involved in producing milk. It is well written and highly readable. It will be of value both to experts in the field as well as to novices looking for an encompassing overview. —The Quarterly Review of Biology The book provides a unique lens for understanding milk and the processes involved in producing milk. It is well written and highly readable. It will be of value both to experts in the field as well as to novices looking for an encompassing overview. * The Quarterly Review of Biology * The book provides a unique lens for understanding milk and the processes involved in producing milk. It is well written and highly readable. It will be of value both to experts in the field as well as to novices looking for an encompassing overview. -The Quarterly Review of Biology Author InformationMichael L. Power is a senior research associate at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and an animal scientist at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Jay Schulkin is the senior director of the research department at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a faculty member at Georgetown University's Department of Neuroscience and the University of Washington's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Power and Schulkin are the coauthors of The Evolution of Obesity and The Evolution of the Human Placenta. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |