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Goat α(s1)-casein genotype affects milk fat globule physicochemical properties and the composition of the milk fat globule membrane.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2012
Cebo C, Lopez C, Henry C, Beauvallet C, Ménard O, Bevilacqua C, Bouvier F, Caillat H, Martin P
Abstract excerpt
Milk fat secretion is a complex process that initiates in the endoplasmic reticulum of the mammary epithelial cell by the budding of lipid droplets. Lipid droplets are finally released as fat globules in milk enveloped by the apical plasma membrane of the mammary epithelial cell. The milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) thus comprises membrane-specific proteins and polar lipids (glycerophospholipids and...
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