Biology of Lactation

A presentation of the most fundamental features of the biology of the mammary gland, a unique model of an organ capable of an abundant synthesis of proteins: endocrinology of lactation, role of prolactin, genetics and protein synthesis, immunology and the mammary gland, nutrition and dairy products.

Readership: students, teachers, researchers, health and agriculture professionals.

Lactation Biology was first published in French in 1993.

The English version is not merely a translation: it has been updated by the author. The French version of this book, Biologie de la lactation, is available on our website.La version francaise de ce titre, Biologie de la lactation, est disponible sur notre site.