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Use of somatic cells from goat milk for dynamic studies of gene expression in the mammary gland.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2002
Boutinaud M, Rulquin H, Keisler D H, Djiane J, Jammes H
Abstract excerpt
Somatic cells are present in the milk throughout lactation and consist of leukocytes and epithelial cells exfoliated from the mammary epithelium. Our objective was to determine the efficacy of using somatic cells from goat milk for dynamic studies of gene expression in the mammary gland. Over a 4-wk interval, cells were isolated from daily morning milk samples and samples taken 30 min after milking. They were...
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