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Gene expression of glucose transporter in sow mammary gland is correlated to milk yield

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

H. M. Miller ,
W. T. Dixon ,
G. R. Foxcroft  and
F. X. Aherne
H. M. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
W. T. Dixon
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
G. R. Foxcroft
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
F. X. Aherne
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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It is considered that the rate of glucose uptake by the mammary gland is the main regulator of lactose synthesis (Threadgold and Kuhn, 1984) and hence the main factor determining milk production (Faulkner and Peaker, 1987). GLUT1 is the only glucose transporter that has been found in lactating mammary tissue (Burnol et al, 1990). The aim of this experiment was to determine whether GLUT1 mRNA could be detected in sow mammary tissue, to investigate how abundance of GLUT 1 mRNA in mammary tissue changed between late gestation, early lactation and established lactation, and to establish whether this was correlated with milk output and/or feed intake.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 82
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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