{"product_id":"9781475786439","title":"Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMol, John A.; Clegg, Roger A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eProceedings of the European Cooperation in the Field of  Scientific and Technical Research (COST 825) Symposium on Mammary  Gland Biology, held September 16-18, 1999, in Tours, France.  \u003cbr\u003e  It is difficult to overstate the evolutionary and functional  significance of mammary tissue in biology. Substantial progress has  been made by researchers in various disciplines, particularly over the  last fifteen years, towards realizing the potential of this tissue to  yield powerful experimental models for morphogenesis and tissue  development; for cellular differentiation; for the biosynthesis and  secretion of proteins, lipids, small molecules and inorganic salts;  and for the coordination and regulation of these processes. More  recently, the possibility of exploiting the secretory epithelial cells  of mammary tissue as `cell factories' has become a reality and the  recombinant production by lactating animals of an increasing number of  proteins, valuable both in the pharmaceutical and `nutraceutical'  fields, is in progress or under development. \u003cbr\u003e  Also in this sphere of agricultural production, genetic as well as  nutritional technologies are under investigation and exploitation to  optimize milk composition for various end-uses - for instance  in food process and manufacture. The possibilities of deriving health  benefit from the bioactive properties of some of the minor  constituents of milk are emerging to counter the highly-publicized  negative health impact of excessive consumption of saturated animal  fats. In human nutrition and medicine, the mammary gland is both a  source of nutrition to the neonate and a potential health threat to  the adult female - breast cancer remains the major single cause  of female mortality in most developed countries. \u003cbr\u003e  This volume provides a unique glimpse into our understanding, at the  cutting edge of a variety of disciplines, of this versatile and  extraordinary tissue, at the birth of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-04-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781475786439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/b113398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 314\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47977788899468,"sku":"9781475786439","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781475786439.jpg?v=1777374860","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781475786439","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}