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| Title |
Histological and global gene expression analysis of the 'lactating' pigeon crop
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Genomics, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-12-452 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Meagan J Gillespie, Volker R Haring, Kenneth A McColl, Paul Monaghan, John A Donald, Kevin R Nicholas, Robert J Moore, Tamsyn M Crowley |
| Abstract |
Both male and female pigeons have the ability to produce a nutrient solution in their crop for the nourishment of their young. The production of the nutrient solution has been likened to lactation in mammals, and hence the product has been called pigeon 'milk'. It has been shown that pigeon 'milk' is essential for growth and development of the pigeon squab, and without it they fail to thrive. Studies have investigated the nutritional value of pigeon 'milk' but very little else is known about what it is or how it is produced. This study aimed to gain insight into the process by studying gene expression in the 'lactating' crop. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 15 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 27% |
| Australia | 2 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Turkey | 1 | 7% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
| Scientists | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 38 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 9 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 7% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 17% |
| Unknown | 9 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 69. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 November 2023.
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