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Lactation
Role of compensatory mammary growth studied in epigenetic control of gene expression
December 29th, 2005
In a recently published article, scientists in the United States reported on the role of compensatory mammary growth in epigenetic control of gene expression. "To better understand the role of nutrition in regulating mammary gland development and lactation, we designed a novel stair-step compensatory nutrition regimen that is a unique combination of dietary energy restriction and realimentation (refeeding) phases." C.S. Park and colleagues, North Dakota State University, wrote, "The basic concept of this regimen is to exploit the biological nature of the compensatory growth phenomenon in concert with one or more hormone-sensitive allometric phases of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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