Lactating tsetse flies models for lactating mammals?
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
An unprecedented study of intra-uterine lactation in the tsetse fly, published 18 April 2012 in Biology of Reproduction's Papers-in-Press, reveals that an enzyme found in the fly's milk functions similarly in mammals, making the tsetse a potential model for lipid metabolism during mammalian lactation.