Mother's iron status, breastmilk iron and lactoferrin - Are they related?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 903-908

  Shashiraj, ^a   Faridi, M M A ^a   Singh, O ^a   Rusia, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breastmilk iron; Exclusive breastfeeding; Hemoglobin; Iron status; Lactoferrin

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LACTOFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; LACTATION; LACTOFERRIN; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 33745698843     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602398     Document Type: Article

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