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Mastitis and its Impact on Structure and Function in the Ruminant Mammary Gland by Akers, R. Michael, Nickerson, Stephen C.

“…It is a given in biology that structure and function go hand-in-hand. At the level of the mammary alveoli, copious milk production depends on the proliferation…”
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Histological tissue structure alterations resulting from Staphylococcus aureus intramammary infection in heifer mammary glands hormonally induced to rapidly grow and develop by Baker, Pari H., Jacobi, Sheila K., Akers, R. Michael, Enger, Benjamin D.

“…Intramammary infections (IMI) are common in nonlactating dairy cattle and are expected to impair mammary growth and development and reduce future milk…”
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Cellular proliferation and apoptosis in Staphylococcus aureus–infected heifer mammary glands experiencing rapid mammary gland growth by Baker, Pari H., Enger, Kellie M., Jacobi, Sheila K., Akers, R. Michael, Enger, Benjamin D.

“…Intramammary infections in nonlactating mammary glands are common and can occur during periods of rapid mammary epithelial cell (MEC) accumulation, which may…”
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A 100-Year Review: Mammary development and lactation by Akers, R Michael

“…What is old is new again-and with respect to the study of the mammary development and function in dairy animals, the expression resonates. Many of the mammary…”
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Bovine Mammary Gland Biopsy Techniques by Daley, Veridiana L, Dye, Charles, Bogers, Sophie H, Akers, R Michael, Rodriguez, Francisco C, Cant, John P, Doelman, John, Yoder, Peter, Kumar, Karan, Webster, Dane, Hanigan, Mark D

“…Bovine mammary gland biopsies allow researchers to collect tissue samples to study cell biology including gene expression, histological analysis, signaling…”
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Effect of feeding level on serum IGF1 response to GH injection by Wu, Miaozong, Hall, John B, Akers, R Michael, Jiang, Honglin

“…This study was conducted to further understand the mechanism by which nutrition modulates GH-induced changes in serum IGF1 concentration in cattle. Cows were…”
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Anatomy and physiology of domestic animals by Akers, R. Michael, Denbow, D. Michael

“…Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals, Second Edition offers a detailed introduction to the foundations of anatomy and physiology in a wide range of…”
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Modulation of protein adsorption and cell adhesion by poly(allylamine hydrochloride) heparin films by Kreke, Michelle R., Badami, Anand S., Brady, Joshua B., Michael Akers, R., Goldstein, Aaron S.

“…Electrostatic layer-by-layer film assembly is an attractive way to non-covalently incorporate proteins and bioactive moieties into the surface of conventional…”
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Increased degradation of insulin-like growth factor-I in serum from feed-deprived steers by Wu, Miaozong, Wang, Aihua, Bernard, Gregory C., Hall, John B., Beal, William E., Michael Akers, R., Boisclair, Yves R., Jiang, Honglin

“…Severe feed restriction decreases serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentration in animals, and this decrease is thought to be due to reduced IGF-I…”
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The influence of postnatal nutrition on reproductive tract and endometrial gland development in dairy calves by Wilson, Meghan L, McCoski, Sarah R, Geiger, Adam J, Akers, R Michael, Johnson, Sally E, Ealy, Alan D

“…Uterine gland development occurs after birth in cattle and other mammals. The timeline of gland development has been described in various species, but little…”
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The origin and evolution of lactation by Capuco, Anthony V, Akers, R Michael

“…The presence of mammary glands is the defining morphological feature of mammals. The recent assembly of the bovine genome and a report in Genome Biology that…”
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Gene expression ratio stability evaluation in prepubertal bovine mammary tissue from calves fed different milk replacers reveals novel internal controls for quantitative polymerase chain reaction by Piantoni, Paola, Bionaz, Massimo, Graugnard, Daniel E, Daniels, Kristy M, Akers, R Michael, Loor, Juan J

“…Prepubertal mammary development can be affected by nutrition partly through alterations in gene network expression. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) remains the most…”
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Circannual changes in progesterone secretion in intact ewes, luteinizing hormone secretion in ovariectomized estradiol-implanted ewes, and prolactin secretion in three sheep breeds anticipated to differ in seasonality of reproduction by Goff, Katherine J, Knight, James W, Pelzer, Kevin D, Akers, R. Michael, Notter, David R

“…Changes in progesterone secretion in intact ewes (7 or 9 per breed) and luteinizing hormone secretion in ovariectomized, estradiol-implanted ewes (9 or 10 per…”
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Mammary involution in dairy animals by Capuco, A V, Akers, R M

“…Lifetime milk production is maximized when dairy cows are pregnant during approximately 70% of each lactation. Between lactations, a nonlactating period is…”
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Lactogenic hormones: binding sites, mammary growth, secretory cell differentiation, and milk biosynthesis in ruminants by Akers, R M

“…Roles of the lactogenic hormones prolactin and placental lactogen in mammary development in ruminants were reviewed. In contrast with other ruminants, failure…”
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One or more serum factors promote peptide utilization in cultured animal cells by Pan, Y, Bender, P K, Akers, R M, Webb, Jr, K E

“…We have shown previously that MACT-T and C2C12 cells utilize methionine-containing di- to octapeptides as methionine sources for protein accretion and cell…”
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Reduced serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF) I is associated with reduced liver IGF-I mRNA and liver growth hormone receptor mRNA in food-deprived cattle by Wang, Ying, Eleswarapu, Satyanarayana, Beal, William E, Swecker, Jr, William S, Akers, R Michael, Jiang, Honglin

“…Nutritional deprivation decreases blood insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations in a variety of species. In this study, we explored the underlying…”
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Chronic pulsatile shear stress alters insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) binding protein release in vitro by Elhadj, Selim, Akers, R Michael, Forsten-Williams, Kimberly

“…Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a potent smooth muscle cell mitogen indicated to have a role in vascular disease. IGF-I stimulates proliferation via…”
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Autocrine production of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) affects paracellular transport across epithelial cells in vitro by Paye, Julie M D, Akers, R Michael, Huckle, William R, Forsten-Williams, Kimberly

“…Autocrine production of growth factors can have significant effects on cell activity. We report for the first time that autocrine production of insulin-like…”
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Local IGF-I axis in peripubertal ruminant mammary development by Akers, R M, McFadden, T B, Purup, S, Vestergaard, M, Sejrsen, K, Capuco, A V

“…The regulation of mammary growth and development in heifers is accomplished by complex interactions of hormones, growth factors, and extracellular matrix…”
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