Relationship Between Amino Acid Intake and Accretion in a Marsupial, Macropus Eugenii

January 1981 in “ Neonatology ”

Marilyn B. Renfree, Petra Meier, Chia-Chi Teng, Frederick C. Battaglia

Studysummary This study observed that changes in amino acid levels in milk correlate with developmental events in pouch young marsupials, notably around hair follicle development and homeothermy onset.

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