Milk: The Biology of Lactation

Author:   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
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9781421420424


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   13 December 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   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:  

9781421420424


ISBN 10:   1421420422
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   13 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 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 Index

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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 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 Information

Michael 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.

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