Krol, ElzbietaTurner, FrancesDerous, DavinaMitchell, Sharon EMartin, SamuelDouglas, AlexSpeakman, John2023-01-182023-01-182023-03-01Krol, E, Turner, F, Derous, D, Mitchell, S E, Martin, S, Douglas, A & Speakman, J 2023, 'Fur removal promotes an earlier expression of involution-related genes in mammary gland of lactating mice', Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, pp. 171-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-023-01474-90174-1578ORCID: /0000-0001-6606-1058/work/126803553ORCID: /0000-0003-0289-6317/work/154626804https://hdl.handle.net/2164/19855Acknowledgements We greatly benefited from discussing our work with Drs Torsten Stein, Wendy Woodward (who shared her raw data with us), and Sally Ward. We thank Catherine Hambly and Peter Thomson for assistance with isotope analyses. Funding The study was funded by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) grants BB/G009953/1, BB/P009875/1 and BB/J020029/1, awarded to JRS. EK was supported by BBSRC grants BB/C504794/1 and BB/R018812/1.221531364engHeat dissipation limitMilk productionMilk synthesis-related genesInvolution-related genesMammary gland involutionMother-young conflictQH301 BiologyBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/G009953/1BB/P009875/1BB/J020029/1BB/C504794/1BB/R018812/1Supplementary DataQH301Journal article10.1007/s00360-023-01474-9