title: The relationship between the concentration of ionised calcium and parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP[1-34]) in the milk of mares.
abstract: Once lactation is established in mares, there is little change in the ionised calcium concentration in their milk. In contrast, the concentration of PTHrP(1-34) in the milk increases to a maximum level by the end of the second week of lactation, near which it remains for the rest of the lactation. As found in other species, the concentration of PTHrP(1-34) in mare's milk is considerably higher than that in plasma, sampled at the same time. No significant correlation could be demonstrated between the concentrations of PTHrP(1-34) and ionised calcium in the milk except during the last 10 weeks of lactation.
authors.affiliation: University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Care
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ousey
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000378:metabolism*; D007774:Lactation / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008892:Milk / Q000378:metabolism*; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011506:Proteins; C054296:parathyroid hormone-related protein (1-34); D002118:Calcium