Cytokines in human breast milk

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-87

  Wallace, J M W ^a   Ferguson, S J ^a   Loane, P ^b   Kell, M ^b   Millar, S ^b   Gillmore, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Growth substances; Milk, human

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CELL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERLEUKIN-6; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 0031011530     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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