Milk: The Biology of Lactation

by Michael L Power, Jay Schulkin, Michael L. Power

Book Overview

Everything you ever wanted to know about the substance that binds all mammals together.

After drawing its first breath, every newborn mammal turns his or her complete attention to obtaining milk. This primal act was once thought to stem from a basic fact: milk provides the initial source of calories and nutrients for all mammalian young. But it turns out that milk is a much more complicated biochemical cocktail and provides benefits...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421420422
• ISBN13: 9781421420424
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher