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The first book to discuss milk from a comparative and evolutionary perspective, Power and Schulkin's masterpiece reveals the rich biological story of the common thread that connects all mammals.

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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 Quarterly Review of Biology

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

Milk The Biology of Lactation

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 13 December 2016
      ISBN-13 9781421420424
      978-1421420424
      ISBN-10 1421420422
      Also in:
      Dietetics and nutrition Science & Nature Evolution / Evolutionary biology Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first book to discuss milk from a comparative and evolutionary perspective, Power and Schulkin's masterpiece reveals the rich biological story of the common thread that connects all mammals.

      Trade Review
      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

      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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