Animal nurturing after birth/before suckling?

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account@cygen.com - 31 Dec 2004 14:07 GMT

How are animals nurtured after birth (no placenta) and before suckling
(addition of milk)?

I heard an article stating something called the ephogy pathway. I'm
not sure of the exact spelling but the sound is similar. Does any one
know the name of this pathway?

Thanks,
Brett

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Bob - 01 Jan 2005 02:01 GMT

>How are animals nurtured after birth (no placenta) and before suckling
>(addition of milk)?
>
>I heard an article stating something called the ephogy pathway. I'm
>not sure of the exact spelling but the sound is similar. Does any one
>know the name of this pathway?

Autophagy. Literally, self-eating -- the same thing you would do if
you were starving... break down some cells and use the components to
do the most necessary things.

It is in the news because there were a couple of articles about it in
the Dec 23 issue of Nature.

bob

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Animal nurturing after birth/before suckling?